Umayyad Dirham (Minted in al-Jazira, 132 AH) – Reign of Marwan ibn Muhammad
<p>On 28 Dhu al-Hijja 132 AH, Marwan ibn Muhammad was killed, sixty years after his birth in 72 AH. That same year, this dirham was struck in Al-Jazira, the region he had governed before becoming caliph, with Harran as his seat.</p><p>According to the Encyclopedia, the Al-Jazira mint struck Umayyad dirhams twelve times. It returned to striking from 126 to 132 AH, and this was its final year. In the same year, the state fell after the Battle of the Zab in Jumada II. At 2.7 grams and rated Rare, this dirham brings the end of the mint and the end of the caliph into a single year.</p>
132 AH