Glass Nisf Wuqiyya of `Ali b. Yahya, Egypt, 840–849. 1974.268.260

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 15.757
  • Diameter (in mm): 36

Typological Description

• Object Type: Weight
• Date Range: 840 - 849
• Denomination: Nisf Wuqiyya
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Glass
• Shape: DW

• Authority

  • Authority: `Ali b. Yahya
  • Authority: Abbasid Caliphs

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Legend: al-amir `Ali / b. Yahya mawla / amir al-mu'minin / abqahu Allah

References

• Citation: B.676

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1974.268.260
• Lot: 1974.268
• 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