Umayyad Dirham (Minted in Dabil 85 AH) Reign of Abd al-Malik bin Marwan
From "Dabil," the capital of Islamic Armenia, this dirham appeared to tell the tale of the cold northern frontiers. Minted in the final year of Abd al-Malik bin Marwan’s caliphate (85 AH), it witnesses the completion of his administrative project even in the borderlands of the Sasanians. The dirham represents a message of defiance and sovereignty, confirming that the hand of the Caliphate and its coinage had reached the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains.<!-- notionvc: 86c05484-8659-4152-a925-fbb5cd0dc5a4 -->
85 AH