Extremely Rare Umayyad Dirham (Minted in Al-Sus, 81 AH) – Reign of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
<p>Minted in Al-Sus, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in history, this 81 AH dirham marks a definitive administrative transition.</p> <p>The coin documents the shift from ancient Zoroastrian and Sasanian motifs to standardized Islamic epigraphy within a deeply rooted urban center.</p> <p>It demonstrates the Umayyad state's capacity to absorb ancient civic infrastructure and align it completely with a new sovereign financial identity.</p> <!-- notionvc: 0b470be5-ef67-44aa-b63d-b10e92c2a6a3 -->
81 AH