{"product_id":"umayyad-caliphate-anonymous-silver-dirham-697-to-750-ce-islamic-caliphates","title":"Umayyad Caliphate, Anonymous Silver Dirham - 697 to 750 CE - Islamic Caliphates","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"hh-backorder-notice\" data-hh-notice=\"small-box\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePLEASE READ:\u003c\/strong\u003e Our shipment of small display boxes has been delayed. \u003cstrong\u003eSmall display boxes are currently out of stock and are expected to arrive around October 1st.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can still \u003cstrong\u003epre-order items that include a small display box.\u003c\/strong\u003e These items will \u003cstrong\u003enot ship until the display boxes arrive.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-orders receive $5 off each delayed item.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn-stock items in the same order will ship immediately as usual.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese silver dirhams were struck at Wasit between 738 and 744 CE, during the later years of the Umayyad Caliphate under Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik and his immediate successors. Wasit, founded in the late 7th century as a military and administrative center, became one of the premier mints of the eastern Islamic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUmayyad dirhams are notable for their inscriptional design. Unlike earlier Byzantine or Sasanian coinage that featured rulers or religious imagery, these coins bear only Arabic inscriptions drawn from Qur’anic text and declarations of faith. This reform, introduced under the Umayyads in the late 7th century, created a distinctly Islamic coinage that emphasized religious message over portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdministrative centers like Wasit were responsible for taxation, military logistics, and producing the silver currency that moved along trade routes stretching from the Mediterranean to Central Asia. These dirhams would have circulated widely across that network, facilitating commerce in a rapidly interconnected world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese issues come from the final decades of Umayyad rule before the Abbasid Revolution of 750 CE. As such, they are products of a mature but increasingly pressured empire, reflecting both the administrative sophistication and the political tensions of the late Umayyad period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eEach\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"JsGRdQ\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e includes a \u003cstrong\u003eCertificate of Authenticity.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"History Hoard","offers":[{"title":"Include display case (+$0.00)","offer_id":53107880001847,"sku":"fnj1791346337760","price":71.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"No display - just the coin certificate and info card (save $15.00 each)","offer_id":53107880034615,"sku":"yvf1791346337761","price":54.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/6731\/2439\/files\/umayyad-caliphate-anonymous-silver-dirham---697-to-750-ce---islamic-caliphates_1.jpg?v=1791346346","url":"https:\/\/www.javellora.com\/products\/umayyad-caliphate-anonymous-silver-dirham-697-to-750-ce-islamic-caliphates","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}