Extremely Rare Umayyad Dinar (Minted in Damascus 132 AH) — Reign of Marwan ibn Muhammad
<p>This dinar is the final verse in the history of the Umayyad Caliphate. In 132 AH, Marwan ibn Muhammad — the last Umayyad Caliph — was fighting his final battle as the Abbasid caravans advanced from the East. Despite knowing the end was near, Marwan continued to order the minting of gold in his name, a desperate attempt to declare that the Umayyad house still stood.</p><p>This extremely rare dinar narrates the story of a ruler who knew his days were numbered; the volume struck was minuscule. The state fell just one year later. This piece is the grand finale of a saga that spanned over a century, marking the razor-thin line between an era that ended and another that began.</p>
132 AH