Glass Mithqal Dinar of `Abd al-Rahman b. Yazid, Egypt, 762–769. 0000.999.23357

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 4.17
  • Diameter (in mm): 29

Typological Description

• Object Type: Weight
• Date Range: 762 - 769
• Denomination: Mithqal Dinar
• Material: Glass

• Authority

  • Authority: `Abd al-Rahman b. Yazid
  • Issuer: Yazid b. Hatim
  • Artist: Kamil, ---
  • Authority: Abbasid Caliphs

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Legend: bism Allah / amara al-amir / Yazid b. Hatim / mithqal dinar / f (sic)
  • Type: raised circle around inscription; crescent facing up above first line, crescent facing down under last line

• Reverse

  • Legend: center: tab`at / Kamil; margin: `ala yaday `Abd al-Rahman b. Yazid
  • Type: dot under central legend; 2 raised circles: under and over marginal legend

References

• Citation: EAG.77
• Reference: EIGS.241

Administrative History

• Identifier: 0000.999.23357
• Lot: 0000.999
• Department: Islamic
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: Glass

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States