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Collections

Silver dirhamsecond half of 10th century

Not on view
Aged silver coin with Arabic script arranged in concentric bands around a central inscription, with worn, mottled surface and irregular rim
Silver coin with heavily worn surface, circular form with serrated edge, featuring Arabic script arranged in stacked lines at center within a raised inner ring, with additional Arabic inscription along the outer margin.
Title
Silver dirham
Culture
Samanid
Place Made
Iran
Date Made
second half of 10th century
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 1 3/4 in. (4.45 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.452
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic