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Silver dirham, found at Torksey, Lincolnshire

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An image of Coinage. Dirham. Al-Abbasiyya mint. Islamic Series. Abbasid. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. Silver, struck, weight 0.6 g, diameter 22.4 mm, diameter (min) 9 mm, AD 776-787.

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Coinage. Dirham. Al-Abbasiyya mint. Islamic Series. Abbasid. Find Spot: Torksey, Lincolnshire. Silver, struck, weight 0.6 g, diameter 22.4 mm, diameter (min) 9 mm, AD 776-787.

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  • Accession Number: CM.773-2008
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 907 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 705.40kB
  • Exposure time: 1/25
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2017:11:15 13:00:15

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8th Century Abbasid Caliphate AD Al-Abbasiyya coin coinage currency dirham Fitz_CM fragment Islamic legal tender money Silver struck Torksey

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