Silver coin minted 996-998 by the Uqaylid Dynasty, probably in Mosul (modern-day Iraq). Coins of this type are rare in the Nordic region, where coin imports from the Caliphate fell drastically after 950. Part of hoard find, Sigsarve, Hejde Parish, Gotland.
Image rights: Ola Myrin, Historiska museet/SHM (CC BY 4.0)
