Umayyad Dirham (Minted in al-Andalus, 115 AH) – Reign of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik
<p>In the year after the Battle of Tours, Al-Andalus faced a double challenge: reorganising an exhausted army, and keeping its civil and economic administration steady.</p><p>Struck in 115 AH, this dirham comes from a front that had just passed its hardest military test since the conquest, and shows economic life carrying on despite the setback.</p>
115 AH