Umayyad Dirham (Minted in Ardashir Khurra, 96 AH) – Reign of al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik
<p>Ardashir-Khurra bears the name of the Sasanian dynasty's founder, one of Fars's great administrative cities inherited from the ancient Persian era.</p><p>This dirham was struck in 96 AH, the final year of Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik's caliphate, from a province that held its administrative weight across the centuries.</p><p>The issue closes with a precise record of one of Persia's key mints at the end of Al-Walid's reign, affirming the monetary system's steadiness even through moments of major political transition.</p>
96 AH