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Silver dirham962/351 A.H.

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Silver Islamic coin with raised Arabic-script inscriptions arranged in concentric bands around a central field of multi-line Arabic text, with blue-green tarnish in recessed areas
Silver coin with Arabic inscriptions arranged in horizontal lines at center, surrounded by two concentric circular bands of Arabic script along the rim; slightly worn surface with traces of blue-green patina.

Unknown, Silver dirham, 962/351 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 dirham
Culture
Umayyads of al-Andalus
Date Made
962/351 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.2002.1.436
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic