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BCC BW28 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/6 Dirham
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Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/6 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Incomplete Arabic inscription,
stamped in relief in an incuse circular
punch-mark. Rev: Blank. Very similar
to BCC BW26. Flat, roughly shaped
parallelepiped cut from a sheet of metal.
No exact parallels to this inscription were
identified in Holland, "W.W.O.C.M", ch.8,
or in Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)".
AE 6.5 x 5.0 x 2.25mm. Wt: 0.50gm.
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1977
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection
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