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BCC BW27 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/6 Dirham Scroll Design
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Early Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima
1/6 Dirham Uncertain Date
Obv: Stamped in relief with S-shaped
scrolls curved around single pellets,
similar to "bird's-eyes", in a repeating
pattern. Rev: Blank, with some corrosion.
Flat, nearly square slab cut from a thin
sheet of metal. Uncleaned, with a
glossy black patina, as found.
AE 6.75 x 6.25 x 1.9mm. Wt: 0.50gm.
No exact parallels to this design were
identified in Holland, "W.W.O.C.M", ch.8,
or in Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)".
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1970's
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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