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Collections

Dirham1163-1242/558-640 A.H.

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Small square bronze or copper-alloy object with verdigris patina, face covered in raised Arabic-script inscription arranged in three registers
Small square metal coin or seal with raised Arabic script in three horizontal lines, silver-toned surface with areas of green patina along the edges.
Title
Dirham
Place Made
Spain or North Africa
Date Made
1163-1242/558-640 A.H.
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 3/4 in. (1.91 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.435
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic