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Collections

Falslate 7th-mid 8th century

Not on view
Small circular bronze coin with heavy green patina, covered on its face with raised Arabic script in Kufic style, arranged in three lines with a border inscription
Bronze coin with green patina and a chipped edge, bearing raised Arabic script arranged in three horizontal lines within a circular field.
Title
Fals
Place Made
Syria, probably Damascus
Date Made
late 7th-mid 8th century
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 15/16 in. (2.38 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.417
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic