Gold dinar of Badr al-Din Lu'lu'

An image of Coinage. Islamic Coin: Dinar. Badr al-Din Lu'lu' (1233-58), ruler. Mosul, Al-Mawsil, Mint. The Atabegs & Contemporaries. Lu'lu'ids. Obverse: Central legend; mint and date formula in inner margin, outer circle, outer margin. Reverse: Legend in dotted circle, legend r. vertically upwards and l. vertically downwards. Gold, height 28 mm, width 29 mm, weight 5.14 g, 1233-1258.

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Coinage. Islamic Coin: Dinar. Badr al-Din Lu'lu' (1233-58), ruler. Mosul, Al-Mawsil, Mint. The Atabegs & Contemporaries. Lu'lu'ids. Obverse: Central legend; mint and date formula in inner margin, outer circle, outer margin. Reverse: Legend in dotted circle, legend r. vertically upwards and l. vertically downwards. Gold, height 28 mm, width 29 mm, weight 5.14 g, 1233-1258.

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Accession Number: CM.PG.6743-2006
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13th Century Atabegs Badr al-Din Lu'lu' coin coinage currency dinar Fitz_CM gold Islamic legal tender legend legends Lu'lu'ids Mamlouk Mamluk Medieval Memluk money Moslem Mosul Muslim numismatics

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