UMAYYAD: ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 Dirham Mint Al Basra Dated 79h Earliest!

ISLAMIC, Umayyad Caliphate. temp. ‘Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, AH 65-86 / AD 685-705. Dirham (Silver, 26 mm, 2.53 g, 7 h), Al Basra, AH 79 = AD 698/9. SICA II, 590. A rare date. Somewhat crystallized and with traces of mounting, otherwise, very fine.