Umayyad Dirham (Minted in Ifriqiya, 106 AH) – Reign of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
<p>Uqba ibn Nafi al-Fihri founded Kairouan in 50 AH as a lasting Muslim base in the far west of Africa, and later a launch point for the conquest of Al-Andalus. For decades, Ifriqiya remained the link between the Islamic East and West.</p><p>This dirham was struck in 106 AH in that distant province, in the reign of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, when administrative oversight of the mints reached even the farthest provinces.</p>
106 AH