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Collections

Artuqids of Mardin and Mayyafariqin bronze dirham1184-1201/580-597 A.H.

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Heavily corroded ancient bronze coin with reddish-copper surface and blue-green verdigris patches, faint portrait in low relief visible to the upper right
Bronze coin with raised Arabic script arranged in horizontal registers within a beaded border, reddish-brown patina with patches of green corrosion, irregular worn edges.
Title
Artuqids of Mardin and Mayyafariqin bronze dirham
Place Made
Unknown
Date Made
1184-1201/580-597 A.H.
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.18 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.419
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic