Umayyad Dirham (Minted in Sijistan, 97 AH) – Reign of Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
<p>Sijistan lies at the far eastern frontier; this dirham was struck there in 97 AH, in the early days of Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik's caliphate, reflecting the nature of financial shifts in the caliphate's rarer border provinces.</p><p>The variance in minting volume between this year and previous ones offers researchers valuable analytical material for tracing changes in silver currency and military demands at the edge of Central Asia.</p>
97 AH