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Dirham1314/714 A.H.

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Abstract painting of a large, near-perfect black circle on an off-white ground, with slightly irregular brushed edges
Silver coin with slightly irregular round edge, featuring Arabic script in a central lobed cartouche surrounded by concentric bands of additional Arabic inscription and a beaded border.
Title
Dirham
Place Made
Iraq, Mosul
Date Made
1314/714 A.H.
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.2002.1.415
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic