Glass Rub` Qist of Al Muhammad, Egypt, 750–751. 1974.268.477

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 37

Typological Description

• Object Type: Vessel Stamp
• Date Range: 750 - 751
• Denomination: Rub` Qist
• Manufacture: Struck
• Material: Glass
• Shape: Round

• Authority

  • Authority: Al Muhammad
  • State: Abbasid Caliphs

• Geographic

  • Region: Egypt

• Obverse

  • Legend: bism Allah / [a]mara Al Muhammad / [bi]'l-wafa' rub` (ornament) / [qi]st waf

References

• Citation: B.287

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1974.268.477
• Lot: 1974.268
• Department: Islamic
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Subjects

• Category: `Abbasids--Glass

Rights

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