Extremely Rare Umayyad Dirham (Minted in Suq al-Ahwaz, 79 AH) – Reign of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
<p>Suq al-Ahwaz operated as the active commercial center of Khuzestan. Minted in 79 AH, this dirham facilitated trade along the routes connecting the East to the Caliphate.</p> <p>Notably, the explicit inclusion of the word "Suq" (market) in the mint name indicates that this currency was primarily struck for active market circulation rather than state storage.</p> <p>Functioning as a material record of early Islamic commerce, the coin provides direct evidence of the economic vitality and active trade networks of the era.</p> <!-- notionvc: 66067871-da77-415d-a848-b60e621c0a72 -->
79 AH