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"Golden dinar,
bearing the name of the Mamluk Sultan Baybars I
Egypt - Mamluk
8th AH /14th AD century
MIA no. 10985"
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"Golden dinar,
Bearing the name of the Ottoman Sultan Abd al hamid
Egypt - Ottoman
14th AH /20th AD century
MIA no. 24553 "
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"Golden dinar in the name of the caliph ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
Egypt or Syria - Umayyad1th A.H / 7th A.D Century
MIA no. 26078"
This dinar is the final stage of the process of the arabization of the coinage in Islam. It is the first model that has pure Arabic writings. The Dinar is dated to 77 AH. The center of the recto has text says “There is no God except Allah, He is One without any partner”. The recto frame has inscriptions says “Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions”. The verso center has a quotation from Sural al-Ikhlas (THE SINCERITY), whereas the frame has a phrase says “ in the name of Allah, this Dinar was minted in the year 77AH”.
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