The Monetary Reforms of 'Abd Al-Malik 1)
Philip Grierson
For the first half-century after their conquest of Sasanian empire and much Byzantine east Arabs made no changes in metrological monetary systems lands they occupied 2). It is alleged that Muhammad took credit for having left to 'Iraq its dirham qafiz, Syria mudd dinar, Egypt ardeb dinar 3). Although this politic conservatism must be
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