The Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 AD) stretched from Spain to Central Asia and revolutionized Islamic coinage. Rejecting figurative imagery, Umayyad coins bear only Arabic inscriptions — Quranic verses and declarations of faith — making them among the most distinctive coins in history. The gold dinar and silver dirham set standards that endured for centuries across the Islamic world.
Umayyad Caliphate · 696–750 AD
Umayyad Silver Dirham — Wasit Mint
Pure epigraphy — no images, only the word of God in silver
Silver€65.00
Early Islamic / Sasanian · 650–700 AD
Arab-Sasanian Silver Drachm
The transitional coin — Sasanian imagery meets "In the name of God"
Silver€85.00
Umayyad Caliphate · 693–697 AD
Standing Caliph Bronze Fals
One of the only Islamic coins depicting a human figure
Bronze€150.00