The
coin is carved in pure gold and was minted in the Levant in the year 80
according to the Hijri Islamic calendar, during the reign of the Omayyad Sultan
Abdel Malek Ibn Marawan.
Written By/ Ayman Barayez.
During
underwater excavation work at Abuqir Bay in Alexandria, an Egyptian-French
mission uncovered a gold coin from the Islamic period.
According
to Ihab Fahmy, head of the Central Department for Underwater Antiquities, the
coin is carved in pure gold and was minted in the Levant in the year 80
according to the Hijri Islamic calendar, during the reign of the Omayyad Sultan
Abdel Malek Ibn Marawan. The
coin bears a verse from the Quran.
Underwater
excavation is to continue to reveal more of Abuqir Bay's ancient secrets.
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