dirhem / Bronze
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Record Details
- Object Identifier
- 1991.02.1331
- Object Name
- dirhem
- Collections
- Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
- Object Type
- Coins
- Materials
- Bronze
- Weight
- 14.74
- Quantity
- 1
- Pierced
- yes
- Inscribed
- no
- Artifact Obverse Inscription
- arabic inscription around busts.
- Artifact Reverse Inscription
- arabic inscription around figures.
- Verbatim Date
- 1152-1176 AD
- Production Site
- site
- Denomination
- dirhem
- Authority
- Nejm_al_Din_Alpi
- Mint
- Maridin
- Overstruck
- no
- Countermark
- no
- Pierced
- yes
- Coin Obverse Description
- Two Hellenistic busts facing one another (from Greek Imperial coins). Coin pierced near rim.
- Coin Obverse Inscription
- arabic inscription around busts.
- Coin Reverse Description
- Two Byzantine figures standing (Emperor, left, crowned by nimbate Virgin, right - from coin of John II, Comnenus)
- Inscription Obverse Text
- arabic inscription around busts.
- Publication Title
- Turkoman Figural Bronze Coins and Their Iconography, Vol. 1: The Artuqids
- The World of Islam
- Publication Author
- Spengler, William F. and Sayles, Wayne G.
- Mitchiner, Michael
- Publication Year
- 1992
- 1977
- Type Category
- Numismatic
Technical Details
- Image Size
- 2272 x 1704
- File Size
- 166 KB
- Record
- 1991.02.1331
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1991.02.1331/1991_02_1331p02.tif
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- Manifest
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/kelsey:1991.02.1331:1991_02_1331P02.TIF
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"dirhem; Bronze." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-1991.02.1331/1991_02_1331p02.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.