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Collections

Dirham712-713/94 A.H.

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Silver coin with two concentric bands of raised Kufic Arabic script on the face, with aged patina and beaded inner border

Unknown, Dirham, 712-713/94 A.H., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Dirham
Place Made
Iraq, Wasit
Date Made
712-713/94 A.H.
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 1/8 in. (2.85 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.407
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic