This item has been added to the Database within the Explore Islamic Art Collections project. Information is available in:English, Arabic. Name of Object:Coin Location:New York, United States of America Holding Museum:The Metropolitan Museum of Art About The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Date of Object:Dated Hegira 79/ AD 698–99 Museum Inventory Number:99.35.2386 Material(s) / Technique(s):Gold Dimensions:Diameter: 2.1cm Period / Dynasty:Umayyad Provenance:Syria Description:The first Muslim rulers relied on older Byzantine and Sasanian mints to keep a constant supply of coinage in the newly converted lands. Modifications to older types occurred gradually over the first century of Islam. Crosses on Byzantine-style gold coins, for example, were the first visual elements to disappear. ‘Abd al-Malik’s gold reform in 696–97 resulted in totally new coin styles without figural imagery of any kind. Instead, coins like this one made during his reign feature the shahada (profession of the faith) in stately kufic script: “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God.” How Object was obtained:Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, 1898 Selected bibliography:Bates, Michael, Islamic Coins. ANS Handbook 2, New York: American Numismatic Society, 1982: 14. Additional Copyright Information:The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Joseph H. Durkee, 1898 Citation of this web page:"Coin" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus23;4;en
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