Silver Dirham of al-Muttaqi, al-Basra, 332? H. 1917.215.414

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1917.215.414

Physical Description

  • Axis: 3

  • Measurements

    • Diameter (in mm): 25

Typological Description

References

  • Citation: Bacharach, JAOS 94 (1974), p. 368 no. 24

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1917.215.414
  • Lot: 1917.215
  • Department: Islamic
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Newell x Elder

Description

although the first letter after the article appears to be mim or the like, leading to the long-time attribution of this coin to al-Mawsil, a coin with Abbasid names only after 330 cannot be from there; al-Basra is the only possibility

Subjects

Rights

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