Umayyad Caliphate high grade Silver Dirham Coin Year 96 Hijri. Al Walid ibn Abd al Malik ibn Marwan. Gregorian Calendar Year 714 AD. Caliphate Capital City Mint. This numismatic piece is a genuine original that dates from the end of the first century of the Islamic era. It bears script in an early form of kufic that emphasizes legibility and clarity. Coins minted before A.D. 697 depict figures of rulers and other symbols, in keeping with earlier minting traditions of the Byzantines and Sasanians. In contrast, those minted after the caliph Abd al Malik, 685 to 705, instituted coinage reforms in the late seventh century are solely epigraphic, in Arabic. They include Quranic verses and religious phrases, in addition to information about the coin itself, such as its name, mint, and date. Coins And Medals, Numismatics, Historical Collectibles, And Islamic Relics.