Bronze coin (medieval) middle east - Umayyad Caliphate? [solved]

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This coin is 20 mm by 17 mm. probably less than 2gms. Bronze. Not sure if orientation in picture is correct. Unknown language/symbols. Probably sometime between 100BC and 400AD. Obtained in middle east in 1950s. Any help would be appreciated.

It's not ancient, but medieval.
The writing is arabic, so it's from one of the medieval Islamic States.
About the photos, the first is upside down and the second is to be rotated 90º to the right.
Thanks. Here is that orientation.

I believe these may be from the Umayyad Caliphate. Does anyone read medieval Arabic? I would like to know what the inscriptions are. Thanks.
The mint and date that are normally writing around is gone, but the central legends are pretty standard. Here is an example from my collection with its legends to give you some idea:

Umayyad Caliphate: Anonymous (698-705 AD) AE Fals, ND, Damascus (Album-174; Walker-835)

Obv: Arabic legend in three lines within traces of four circles, ا اله الا الله وحده (There is no God but Allah)
Rev: Arabic legend in three lines within field, · محمد رسول · الله (Muhammad is the apostle of Allah); in margin, بسم الله ضرب هذا الفلس بدمشق (In the name of God, this fals was struck in Damascus)

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Thank you very much. The details are awesome.
Status changed to Solved (Randeye, 7 Apr 2021, 19:29)

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