ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. 'Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Dirham (Silver, 29 mm, 2.43 g), Jayy, AH 78 = AD 697/8. Album 126. Klat -. SICA II, -. Of the highest rarity and great historical importance, the earliest post-reform Islamic dirham. Crystallized and broken into several pieces, otherwise, very fine.


This is the earliest post-reform Islamic dirham, struck in AH 78, the year after the introduction of the post-reform dinars. Although the AH 78 dirhams were struck in several mints, they are of the highest rarity today and even more elusive than the AH 77 dinars.