708 Islamic Coin Umayyad Gold Dinar al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik 89AH ANACS AU 55

Description: A beautiful about uncirculated Umayyad Gold Dinar struck in 89 AH (708 AD) during the reign of the Caliph al-Walid Ibn Abd al-Malik. Al-Walid I ruled the Islamic world in the period 86-96 AH (705-715 AD). His father Abd al-Malik is the Umayyad Caliph responsible for the reformed coinage in the Islamic world. Please carefully review the scan as it is part and parcel of our description.Date: Struck 89 AH or 708 AD.Mint: Not mentioned on the coin but known to have been minted in Dimishq.Size and weight: This is a gold dinar, should weigh ~4.25 grams and is ~19 mm in diameter. References: It is Album 127, Wilkes 167, Al- Ush 289-295, and is listed in Lane Poole Catalogue of the Collection of Arabic Coins Preserved in the Khedivial Library in Cairo Egypt as number 13. Condition: The coin is graded as AU 55 (About Uncirculated) by ANACS and comes in a plastic holder so labeled. The coin is beautiful and shows minimum wear and has residual luster. It is problem free and looks gre