'Abd al-Malik bin Marwan
65-86AH/685-705AD
عبد الملك بن مروان
Pre-Reform Drachm
درخم ما قبل التعديل

 

66ArdashirKura_AS.JPG (38442 bytes) Ardashir Kura 66AH 69Darabjird_AS.JPG (34855 bytes) Darabjird YE 57, 68-69AH 
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
 

 

sasabdallah.JPG (1070 bytes)sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes)بسم الله الوجه
Obv.
 

 

sas3dots.JPG (787 bytes)sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes)sas3dots.JPG (787 bytes)بسم الله
الخلف
Rev.

 

Ardashir Khura 66AH

 

الخلف
Rev.

 

Darabjird 57YE/68-69AH

 sas9oclock.JPG (771 bytes)sasalpha2.JPG (828 bytes)sas12oclock.JPG (791 bytes)

Walker. I 14
Caliph 'Abd Allah Bin al-Zubayr 60-73AH/680-692AD
(counter Caliph in Iraq, Macca, etc...)

Miles. 11
Caliph 'Abd Allah Bin al-Zubayr 60-73AH/680-692AD
(counter Caliph in Iraq, Macca, etc...)

 
70Bishapur_AS.JPG (33095 bytes) Ardashir Khura 70AH  70Bishapur2_AS.JPG (25554 bytes) Bishapur 70AH
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
 

 

sas9oclock.JPG (771 bytes)sas9oclock.JPG (771 bytes)sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes)sas4dots.JPG (772 bytes)لله الحمدsas1dot.JPG (746 bytes)sas3oclock.JPG (779 bytes) الوجه
Obv.
 

 

sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes)sas4dots.JPG (772 bytes)لله الحمدsas1dot.JPG (746 bytes)sas3oclock.JPG (779 bytes)
الخلف
Rev.

 

Ardashir Khura 70AH

 

الخلف
Rev.

 

Bishapur 70AH

 

Walker. Cam 9 (no cm)
Governor 'Umar Bin 'Ubayd Allah 67-70AH/686-689AD
(First a partisan of al-Zubayr, later a governor of 'Abd al-Malik)

Walker. 198
Governor 'Umar Bin 'Ubayd Allah 67-70AH/686-689AD
(First a partisan of al-Zubayr, later a governor of 'Abd al-Malik)

 
71darabjird.JPG (40870 bytes) Darabjird YE 59, 71AH  72Jahram.JPG (37122 bytes) Jahram YE 60, 72AH 
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
 

 

 sas3dots.JPG (787 bytes)sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes)sas3dots.JPG (787 bytes)بسم الله الوجه
Obv.
 

 

sas3dots.JPG (787 bytes)sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes)sas3dots.JPG (787 bytes)بسم الله
الخلف
Rev.

 

Darabjird 59YE/71AH

sas1dot.JPG (746 bytes)sas12oclock.JPG (791 bytes)

الخلف
Rev.

 

Jahram 60YE/72AH

 

Walker
Caliph 'Abd Allah Bin al-Zubayr 60-73AH/680-692AD
(counter Caliph in Iraq, Macca, etc...)

Walker
Caliph 'Abd Allah Bin al-Zubayr 60-73AH/680-692AD
(counter Caliph in Iraq, Macca, etc...)

 
74Bishapur_AS.JPG (37181 bytes) Bishapur 74AH  75Bishapur_AS.JPG (14273 bytes) Bishapur 75AH
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
 

 

بسم اللهsas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes) sas4dots.JPG (772 bytes) محمد رسول الله الوجه
Obv.
 

 

sasabdallah.JPG (1070 bytes)sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes)بسم الله
الخلف
Rev.

 

Bishapur 74AH

 sas1dot.JPG (746 bytes)sas12oclock.JPG (791 bytes)sas9oclock.JPG (771 bytes)sas1dot.JPG (746 bytes)sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes)

الخلف
Rev.

 

Bishapur 75AH

 

Walker.214
Governor Khalid Bin 'Abd Allah 73-75AH/692-694AD

Walker. 219
al-Qatari Bin al-Fuja'a 69-79AH/688-698AD (Karijite rebel) (Margin cropped)

 
75Bishapur_muhallab_AS.JPG (51758 bytes) Bishapur 75AH  76Bishapur_AS.JPG (55552 bytes) Bishapur 76AH
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
 

 

sasmah.JPG (813 bytes)sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes)sas4dots.JPG (772 bytes)بسم الله الوجه
Obv.
 

 

sasmah.JPG (813 bytes)sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes)sas4dots.JPG (772 bytes)بسم الله
الخلف
Rev.

 

Bishapur 75AH

 

الخلف
Rev.

 

Bishapur 76AH

 

Walker. 224
Governor al-Muhallab Bin Abi Safra 75-79AH/694-698AD

Walker. 224
Governor al-Muhallab Bin Abi Safra 75-79AH/694-698AD

 
79Bishapur_AS.JPG (38089 bytes) Bishapur 79AH    
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
    الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
 

 

بسم الله لا اله الا الله sas6oclock.JPG (775 bytes) وحده محمد رسول sas9oclock.JPG (771 bytes) الله الوجه
Obv.
     
الخلف
Rev.

 

Bishapur 79AH

 

الخلف
Rev.
     

Walker. 236
Governor al-Hajjaj Bin Yusuf 75-95AH/694-713AD

 
Dirhams
الدراهم
79albasra.JPG (40469 bytes) al-Basra 79 AH 80Dimashq.JPG (31115 bytes) Dimashq 80 AH
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in al-Basra in the year Nine and Seventy (79AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالبصرة في سنة تسع و سبعين
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in Dimashq the year Eighty (80AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بدمشق سنة ثمنين
الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد
و لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد و
 لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Wa dropped to the third line in the reverse field. Central point on reverse.
Walker. 299

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Additional points between the first and second circle on obverse, above Bism and above sanat as well as between the second and third line above h of Allah / Central point on reverse.
Walker. 353

 
81dimashq.JPG (25975 bytes) Dimashq 81 AH 81alBasra.JPG (30887 bytes) al-Basra 81 AH
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in Dimashq in the year One and Eighty (81AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بدمشق سنة احدى و ثمنين
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in al-Basra in the year One and Eighty (81AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالبصرة في سنة احدى و ثمنين
الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد و
 لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد
و لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Central point on reverse.
Walker.

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Wa dropped to the third line in the reverse field. Central point on reverse.
Walker. 300

 
81alBasra2.JPG (36176 bytes) al-Basra 81 AH 81kufa.JPG (37253 bytes) al-Kufa 81 AH
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in al-Basra in the year One and Eighty (81AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالبصرة في سنة احدى و ثمنين
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in al-Kufa in the year One and Eighty (81AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالكوفة في سنة احدى و ثمنين
الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد
و لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد و
 لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Wa dropped to the third line in the reverse field. Central point on reverse.
Walker. 300

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Central point on reverse.
Walker. notes p.174  (Ties no. 296)

 
82dimashq.JPG (28931 bytes) Dimashq 82 AH 83dimashq.JPG (36747 bytes) Dimashq 83 AH
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in Dimashq the year Two and Eighty (82AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بدمشق سنة ثنتين و ثمنين
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in Dimashq the year Three and Eighty (83AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بدمشق سنة ثلث و ثمنين
الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد و
 لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد و
 لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Diacritical point below Bi of Bi-Dimashq. Point between the first and second line above wa thamanin / Central point on reverse.
Walker. 355

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Diacritical point below bi of bi-Dimashq / Central point on reverse.
Walker. 356

 
84DIMASHQ.JPG (38958 bytes) Dimashq 84 AH 85wasit.JPG (39958 bytes) Wasit 85 AH
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in Dimashq the year Four and Eighty (84AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بدمشق سنة اربع و ثمنين
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in Wasit in the year Five and Eighty (85AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بواسط في سنة خمس و ثمنين
الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد و
 لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد و
 لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Diacritical point below bi of bi-Dimashq / Central point on reverse.
Walker. 358

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Wa dropped to the third line in the reverse field. Central point on reverse.
Walker. 524

 
86Dimashq.jpg (22398 bytes) Dimashq 86 AH 86wasit.JPG (42964 bytes) Wasit 86 AH
  الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
   الوسط Central Legend Marginal Legend  
حول الدائرة
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in Dimashq the year Six and Eighty (86AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بدمشق سنة ست و ثمنين
الوجه
Obv.
لا اله الا
الله وحده
لا شرك له
There is no diety except |
(the one) God alone |
He has no equal
In the name of Allah, This Dirham was struck in Wasit in the year Six and Eighty (86AH)
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بواسط في سنة ست و ثمنين
الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد و
 لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

الخلف
Rev.

الله احد الله
الصمد لم يلد و
 لم يولد و لم يكن
له كفوا احد

God is One God |
The eternal and indivisible, who has not begotten, and |
has not been begotten and never is there |
His equal     

Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it.
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Diacritical points below bi of bi-Dimashq and above S of Sita. Trace of a point between the first and second circle between duriba and Hatha  / Central point on reverse.
Walker. 360

Annulets: o o o o o / o o o o o
Central point on obverse above w of wahdahu / Central point on reverse.
Walker. 528

My thanks to Tom Mallon for use of his graphic interpritations of the Pahlavi script

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