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½ drachm: CM.IS.33-R

An image of ½ drachm

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Maker(s)

Issuer: ‘Umar b. al-‘Ala
Mint: Tabaristan
Mint: Mâzandarân
Mint: Mîzandarîn

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Notes

History note: No provenance

Measurements and weight

Die Axis: 70 degrees
Image(height): 24 mm
Image(width): 24 mm
Weight: 1.89 g

Place(s) associated

  • Mâzandarân
  • Mîzandarîn

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown (1908)

Dating

771 CE - 772 CE

Note

With the name of ‘Abbasid governor; mintname in Pahlavi: Tpurstan

Materials used in production

Silver

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.IS.33-R
Primary reference Number: 105632
Catalogue: 45
Ordering: IS-0046
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Audit data

Created: Monday 14 April 2014 Updated: Monday 14 April 2014 Last processed: Monday 26 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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