Ruler:
al-Ma´mun
(Abbasid Caliph)
Vizier:
al-Fadl b. Sahl
Fragment of a silver dirham struck during the reign of al-Ma'mun. The coin was struck in Madinat al-Salam (=Baghdad, Iraq); the date is illegible. The fragment was found in the Viking site of Torksey, Lincolnshire.
History note: Under Review
Diameter: 13.5 mm
Die Axis: 9 h
Weight: 0.39 g
Method of acquisition: Bought (2011) by Stanley, Peter
9th Century
819
-
822
Accession number: CM.152-2011
Primary reference Number: 244151
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
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