Dinar, dated 79/ 698–99, Made in Syria, Gold, Diam. 13/16 in. ( cm), Coins, The first Muslim rulers relied on older

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Dinar, dated 79/ 698–99, Made in Syria, Gold, Diam. 13/16 in. ( cm), Coins, The first Muslim rulers relied on older Byzantine and Sasanian mints to keep a constant supply of coinage in the newly converted lands. Modifications to older types occurred gradually over the first century of Islam

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