Glass Nisf Wuqiyya of `Abbasid, Egypt, 750–850. 1954.15.4

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 15.851
  • Diameter (in mm): 33

Typological Description

• Object Type: Weight
• Date Range: 750 - 850
• Denomination: Nisf Wuqiyya
• Material: Glass
• Shape: DW

• Authority

  • Authority: Abbasid Caliphs

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Legend: baraka / min Allah / waf

References

• Citation: CAM.246

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1954.15.4
• Lot: 1954.15
• Department: Islamic
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Purchased 1/1954

Description

Subjects

• Category: Glass

Rights

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