coin

Details

• Associated people

  Al-Mahdī (775-785) (ruler)

• Denomination

  Dirham

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Design

  Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1h, enclosed by three linear circles and four sets of equidistant annulets of type 'oo' (obverse)

  
  

  Arabic inscription in field, Arabic letter 'mīm' centre above field inscription, Arabic letter ''ayn' centre below field inscription, enclosed byt two linear circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 2h, all e (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR10897

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR10897

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