Umayyad Dirham (Minted in Sarakhs, 98 AH) – Reign of Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
<p>Sarakhs returns to striking silver coinage in 98 AH, drawing on its strategic position as a trading station between the cities of Khurasan and the frontiers stretching toward Transoxiana.</p><p>This dirham was struck near the end of Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik's reign, meeting the needs of trade extending along the inner Silk Road and funding regional commercial activity.</p><p>The piece gains significant numismatic weight in documenting the activity of frontier desert cities, and how silver currency became a tool linking the eastern borders to the caliphate's center.</p>
98 AH