Glass Rub` Qist of `Abd al-Malik b. Marwan, Egypt, 749–750. 1953.50.9

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 33

Typological Description

• Object Type: Vessel Stamp
• Date Range: 749 - 750
• Denomination: Rub` Qist
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Glass
• Shape: Round

• Authority

  • Authority: `Abd al-Malik b. Marwan
  • Authority: Umayyad Caliphate

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Legend: [bi]sm Allah amara / [Alla]h bi'l-wafa' / ama[ra / al-a]mir `Abd al-Malik / [b.] Marwan bi-san`ati ru[b`] / qist waf

References

• Citation: CAM.92

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1953.50.9
• Lot: 1953.50
• Department: Islamic
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • L.H. Schroeder

Description

Subjects

• Category: Glass

Rights

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