Journal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science (Jul 2022)
Coins of the Rebels in the Late Umayyad period (dirhams of Rebel AL-Kermani B. Ali in Marw (127-129A.H./744-746A.D.)
Abstract
Al-Kermani B. 'Ali revoluted in Khorasan and seized the capital city Marw. In 127-128 A.H., he minted silver dirhams with a margin containing his title and nickname. It read (Ordered by the Prince AL-Kermani B. 'Ali) in an attempt to declare his victory over and eviction of the ruler of Khorasan Nasr ibn Sayyar from Marw. Therefore, numismatics play a significant role as a formal media, economic, and political authority employed by the rulers to disseminate their preferred ideas and names. Based on examining eight dirhams, the study revealed the policy and aim of this revolter of minting, as well as adherence to the general form, content, and weight of the dirhams in the Umayyad Dynasty. This study monitored what the revolutionary AL-Kerm bin Ali did, documenting his control over Marw by striking dirhams and recording his name on it to commemorate this important event, which confirms the important role of coins in that period as a major and official media apparatus for those who control the government, and since what we have reached One class of silver dirhams is recorded on it from that period, as there is a possibility of hitting other categories of coins, but this confirms that AL-Kermani relied on the cash category directed to the middle class of society, and this confirms his intelligence and his determination of the target of society in a deliberate and accurate manner.The revolutionary AL-Kermani B. Ali struck the silver dirhams immediately after his control of the city of Marw and the removal of Nasr bin Sayyar from it, where we reached samples of the dirhams that he struck with it in the year 127 AH, that year in which he and Al-Harith bin Sureij entered it and then killed him for Al-Harith. His name is as soon as he is alone by virtue of Mero and he gets rid of him from the tiller; The study deals with several dirhams minted in the name of AL-Kermani B. Ali in the city of Marw in the years 127 AH and 128 AH.Keywords: Dirhams, AL-Kermani B. 'Ali, Marw, Khorasan, Umayyad Dynasty.
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