Islamic - A Rare Ancient Islamic Umayyad Caliphate khalifa
Click here to view this lot ong>Islamicong>. Rare Umayyad Dynasty AV dinar. Temp. Khalifa Marwan II ????? ?????? ( AD) NM Mint: (Dimashq), AH125, A-141, Rare date.Condition: VF Weight: 4.01 grams Note: One of the rarest Khalifas of the Umayyad Dynasty and he was last Umayyad khalifa. Very Rare in this high condition. This is the second last date before Umayyad dynasty was defeated by the Abbasids.The issuer of this dinar was Marwan II ( AD), the last Caliph of the Umayyad dynasty. The abbasid with a man called Abu Muslim managed to mobilize an army of dissatisfied. Over the following years the rebels conquered important centers of the Umayyads in Persia, and in 750 they fought the last decisive battle against the old rulers. Marwan II was killed in the process. Only one Umayyad prince escaped the bloodshed. He managed to flee to Spain, where the Umayyad dynasty continued to exist until . See images for better impression.Click here to visit Catawiki Read More