Umayyad Dirham (Minted in Fil 81 AH) Reign of Abd al-Malik bin Marwan
A unique, unpublished museum-quality piece that takes us back to the city of "Fil" in 81 AH. Its extreme rarity reveals the scarcity of monetary issues in those remote regions, making this dirham an exclusive document confirming continued loyalty to the Caliphate. In a year characterized by relative calm after the suppression of sedition, this dirham reflects an administrative stability that allowed for regular minting at the state's fringes.<!-- notionvc: c7e02d20-1155-438a-acaa-a7bfb459f1ef -->
81 AH