Glass Rub` Qist of Zaffar b. Shabba, Egypt, 122 H. 1954.159.168

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 37

Typological Description

• Object Type: Vessel Stamp
• Date Range: 739 - 740
• Denomination: Rub` Qist
• Material: Glass
• Shape: Round

• Authority

  • Authority: Zaffar b. Shabba
  • Issuer: al-Qasim b. `Ubayd Allah
  • State: Umayyad Caliphate

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Legend: [bi]sm Allah / [ama]ra Allah bi' / [l-wafa'] wa amara / [bi-sa]n`ati rub` / [al-Qa]sim b. `Uba[yd / Al]lah `ala yaday Za[ffa / r] b. Shabba sana [i / thna]yn wa `ashrin / mi'a

References

• Citation: CAM.62

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1954.159.168
• Lot: 1954.159
• Department: Islamic
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • L.H. Schroeder

Description

Subjects

• Category: Umayyads--Glass

Rights

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