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Collections

Bilingual silver horseman-type dirham1239/637 A.H.

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Hand-struck silver coin covered with raised Arabic-script inscriptions in horizontal bands, with a beaded border along the rim
Silver coin with struck relief design of a mounted rider on horseback at center, surrounded by a border of raised pellets, with a small cross visible at left and dotted decorative elements throughout the field.
Title
Bilingual silver horseman-type dirham
Place Made
Georgia
Date Made
1239/637 A.H.
Medium
Coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 15/16 in. (2.38 cm)
Credit Line
The Madina Collection of Islamic Art, gift of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2002.1.440
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic