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Dirham743-744/125 A.H.

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Silver Islamic coin with concentric bands of raised Kufic Arabic script, orange-brown corrosion patches along the edges, viewed from above
Silver dirham coin, face side, with Arabic inscriptions in concentric circular bands surrounding a central field of raised Arabic script, with small decorative pellets at the border.

Unknown, Dirham, 743-744/125 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
743-744/125 A.H.
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 in. (2.54 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.416
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic