coin

Details

• Associated people

  al-Ma’mūn (813-833) (ruler)

• Denomination

  Dirham

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Design

  Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise from 1h, enclosed by linear circle, enclosed by Arabic inscription anti-clockwise in margin from 1h, outer marginal inscription begins with floral ornament (obverse)

  
  

  Arabic inscription in field, enclosed by two pointillate circles, enclosed by Arabic inscription (Sura 9:33) anti-clockwise in margin from 2h, all enclosed by traces of pointillate circle and equidistant annulets (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR11179

• Standard URI

  http://hcr.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coin/HCR11179

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