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Silver Coin1738/1138 A.H.

Not on view
Silver coin with raised Arabic script in three horizontal registers, surrounded by a dotted border and circumferential inscription, with aged golden-tan patina
Silver coin, circular, with raised Persian or Nastaliq script arranged in horizontal registers across the face, showing aged patina with golden-brown toning.

Unknown, Silver Coin, 1738/1138 A.H., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Silver Coin
Place Made
Iran, Isfahan (?)
Date Made
1738/1138 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.2002.1.406
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic