Dinar

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Dinar

Spain, A.H. 360/970 A.D.
Tools and Equipment; coins
Gold
Diameter: 7/8 in. (2.22 cm); Weight: 0.16 oz (4.67 g)
Purchased with funds provided by the Joan Palevsky Bequest (M.2006.143.6)
Art of the Middle East: Islamic and Contemporary
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

By the 690s, most Islamic coins were decorated only with writing, including the Muslim profession of faith, the date and place of issue, and the name of the ruler....
By the 690s, most Islamic coins were decorated only with writing, including the Muslim profession of faith, the date and place of issue, and the name of the ruler. Their purely epigraphic content distinguishes them from Roman and Sasanian coins on which a human portrait appears as a symbol of the government’s authority, as with many coins familiar today. This coin states that it was struck at Madinat al-Zahra in 360 A.H. in the name of al-Hakam II (961-976 A.D.). In contrast to the comparatively humbler copper fals, Islamic gold dinars such as this example were not used in day-to-day commerce.
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Bibliography

  • Lo Terrenal y lo Divino: Arte Islámico siglos VII al XIX Colección del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Ángeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural La Moneda, 2015.

  • Komaroff, Linda. Beauty and Identity: Islamic Art from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2016.