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Collections

Artuqids of Mardin and Mayyafariqin bronze dirham1180-1225/575-622 A.H.

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Bronze coin with heavy green patina, showing a crowned bust in profile at center surrounded by a partially legible inscription in a non-Latin script
Circular brass or bronze medallion with green patina, featuring a six-pointed star design framing Arabic script at center, surrounded by interlaced geometric patterning along the border.
Title
Artuqids of Mardin and Mayyafariqin bronze dirham
Place Made
Unknown
Date Made
1180-1225/575-622 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.2002.1.422
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic