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Ayyubid AR dirham, al-Kamil Muhammad, Dimashq, AH 622 type B
622AH. (سنة اثنين / وعشرين / وستمائة )
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Ghaznavid. Mahmud (AH 389-421 / AD 998-1030) Multiple Dirham AH 389 (AD 998/9) XF, Andaraba mint, 11.24g, A-1608. Quant.Geek
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ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Najm al-Din Alpi. AH 547-572 / AD 1152-1176. Æ Dirham (33mm, 17.13 g, 9h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Undated issue. Diademed and draped male busts, vis-à-vis; laqabs of Najm al-Din Alpi above and below; tamgha to lower left / Byzantine emperor standing facing being crowned by the Theotokos standing facing; genealogy of Najm al-Din Alpi around. Whelan Type II, 40-41; S&S Type 28; Album 1827.3; ICV 1201.
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Ilkhanids. Gaykhatu (AH 690-694 / AD 1291-1295) silver Dirham AH 691 (AD 1291/2) XF, mint off flan, 2.31g, A-2159.1. Quant.Geek
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Ayyubid AR ½ dirham, al-Zahir Ghazi, Halab, long legends (dies dirham). 600 AH.Halab mint. (1.5 g. 15 mm. ) Album 835.3 ?
"the first known 1/2 dirham with reduced full dirham dies."
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107-145 Vologases III - dirham from Ecbatana (Hamadan, Iran)No legend , diademed bust left
Blundered Greek legend , archer seated right, holding bow over monogramGinolerhino
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1701a, Saladin, 1169-1193AYYUBID: Saladin, 1169-1193, AR dirham (2.92g), Halab, AH580, A-788, lovely struck, well-centered & bold, Extremely Fine, Scarce.
His name in Arabic, in full, is SALAH AD-DIN YUSUF IBN AYYUB ("Righteousness of the Faith, Joseph, Son of Job"), also called AL-MALIK AN-NASIR SALAH AD-DIN YUSUF I (b. 1137/38, Tikrit, Mesopotamia--d. March 4, 1193, Damascus), Muslim sultan of Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and the most famous of Muslim heroes.
In wars against the Christian crusaders, he achieved final success with the disciplined capture of Jerusalem (Oct. 2, 1187), ending its 88-year occupation by the Franks. The great Christian counterattack of the Third Crusade was then stalemated by Saladin's military genius.
Saladin was born into a prominent Kurdish family. On the night of his birth, his father, Najm ad-Din Ayyub, gathered his family and moved to Aleppo, there entering the service of 'Imad ad-Din Zangi ibn Aq Sonqur, the powerful Turkish governor in northern Syria. Growing up in Ba'lbek and Damascus, Saladin was apparently an undistinguished youth, with a greater taste for religious studies than military training.
His formal career began when he joined the staff of his uncle Asad ad-Din Shirkuh, an important military commander under the amir Nureddin, son and successor of Zangi. During three military expeditions led by Shirkuh into Egypt to prevent its falling to the Latin-Christian (Frankish) rulers of the states established by the First Crusade, a complex, three-way struggle developed between Amalric I, the Latin king of Jerusalem, Shawar, the powerful vizier of the Egyptian Fatimid caliph, and Shirkuh. After Shirkuh's death and after ordering Shawar's assassination, Saladin, in 1169 at the age of 31, was appointed both commander of the Syrian troops and vizier of Egypt.
His relatively quick rise to power must be attributed not only to the clannish nepotism of his Kurdish family but also to his own emerging talents. As vizier of Egypt, he received the title king (malik), although he was generally known as the sultan. Saladin's position was further enhanced when, in 1171, he abolished the Shi'i Fatimid caliphate, proclaimed a return to Sunnah in Egypt, and consequently became its sole ruler.
Although he remained for a time theoretically a vassal of Nureddin, that relationship ended with the Syrian emir's death in 1174. Using his rich agricultural possessions in Egypt as a financial base, Saladin soon moved into Syria with a small but strictly disciplined army to claim the regency on behalf of the young son of his former suzerain.
Soon, however, he abandoned this claim, and from 1174 until 1186 he zealously pursued a goal of uniting, under his own standard, all the Muslim territories of Syria, northern Mesopotamia, Palestine, and Egypt.
This he accomplished by skillful diplomacy backed when necessary by the swift and resolute use of military force. Gradually, his reputation grew as a generous and virtuous but firm ruler, devoid of pretense, licentiousness, and cruelty. In contrast to the bitter dissension and intense rivalry that had up to then hampered the Muslims in their resistance to the crusaders, Saladin's singleness of purpose induced them to rearm both physically and spiritually.
Saladin's every act was inspired by an intense and unwavering devotion to the idea of jihad ("holy war")-the Muslim equivalent of the Christian crusade. It was an essential part of his policy to encourage the growth and spread of Muslim religious institutions.
He courted its scholars and preachers, founded colleges and mosques for their use, and commissioned them to write edifying works especially on the jihad itself. Through moral regeneration, which was a genuine part of his own way of life, he tried to re-create in his own realm some of the same zeal and enthusiasm that had proved so valuable to the first generations of Muslims when, five centuries before, they had conquered half the known world.
Saladin also succeeded in turning the military balance of power in his favour-more by uniting and disciplining a great number of unruly forces than by employing new or improved military techniques. When at last, in 1187, he was able to throw his full strength into the struggle with the Latin crusader kingdoms, his armies were their equals. On July 4, 1187, aided by his own military good sense and by a phenomenal lack of it on the part of his enemy, Saladin trapped and destroyed in one blow an exhausted and thirst-crazed army of crusaders at Hattin, near Tiberias in northern Palestine.
So great were the losses in the ranks of the crusaders in this one battle that the Muslims were quickly able to overrun nearly the entire Kingdom of Jerusalem. Acre, Toron, Beirut, Sidon, Nazareth, Caesarea, Nabulus, Jaffa (Yafo), and Ascalon (Ashqelon) fell within three months.
But Saladin's crowning achievement and the most disastrous blow to the whole crusading movement came on Oct. 2, 1187, when Jerusalem, holy to both Muslim and Christian alike, surrendered to the Sultan's army after 88 years in the hands of the Franks. In stark contrast to the city's conquest by the Christians, when blood flowed freely during the barbaric slaughter of its inhabitants, the Muslim reconquest was marked by the civilized and courteous behaviour of Saladin and his troops. His sudden success, which in 1189 saw the crusaders reduced to the occupation of only three cities, was, however, marred by his failure to capture Tyre, an almost impregnable coastal fortress to which the scattered Christian survivors of the recent battles flocked. It was to be the rallying point of the Latin counterattack.
Most probably, Saladin did not anticipate the European reaction to his capture of Jerusalem, an event that deeply shocked the West and to which it responded with a new call for a crusade. In addition to many great nobles and famous knights, this crusade, the third, brought the kings of three countries into the struggle.
The magnitude of the Christian effort and the lasting impression it made on contemporaries gave the name of Saladin, as their gallant and chivalrous enemy, an added lustre that his military victories alone could never confer on him.
The Crusade itself was long and exhausting, and, despite the obvious, though at times impulsive, military genius of Richard I the Lion-Heart, it achieved almost nothing. Therein lies the greatest-but often unrecognized--achievement of Saladin. With tired and unwilling feudal levies, committed to fight only a limited season each year, his indomitable will enabled him to fight the greatest champions of Christendom to a draw. The crusaders retained little more than a precarious foothold on the Levantine coast, and when King Richard set sail from the Orient in October 1192, the battle was over.
Saladin withdrew to his capital at Damascus. Soon, the long campaigning seasons and the endless hours in the saddle caught up with him, and he died. While his relatives were already scrambling for pieces of the empire, his friends found that the most powerful and most generous ruler in the Muslim world had not left enough money to pay for his own grave.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
H.A.R. Gibb, "The Arabic Sources for the Life of Saladin," Speculum, 25:58-72 (1950). C.W. Wilson's English translation of one of the most important Arabic works, The Life of Saladin (1897), was reprinted in 1971. The best biography to date is Stanley Lane-Poole, Saladin and the Fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, new ed. (1926, reprinted 1964), although it does not take account of all the sources.Cleisthenes
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1701b, Saladin, 1169-1193AYYUBID: Saladin, 1169-1193, AR dirham (2.93), al-Qahira, AH586, A-787.2, clear mint & date, double struck, some horn-silvering;VF-EF.
His name in Arabic is SALAH AD-DIN YUSUF IBN AYYUB ("Righteousness of the Faith, Joseph, Son of Job"). He was born in 1137/8 A.D. in Tikrit, Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). In wars against the Christian crusaders, he achieved a significant success with the disciplined capture of Jerusalem (Oct. 2, 1187), ending its 88-year occupation by the Franks. Unlike the notorious conquest by the Christians, who slaughtered the inhabitants of the “Holy City,” Saladin’s reconquest of Jerusalem was marked by civilized and courteous behaviour. Saladin was generous to his vanquished foes—by any measure. When he died in 1193, this man who is arguably Islam’s greatest hero was virtually penniless. After a lifetime of giving alms to the poor, his friends found that the most powerful and most generous ruler in the Muslim world had not left enough money to pay for his own grave.Cleisthenes
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241-272 Shapur I - dirhamPahlavi legend , crowned bust right (crown with earflaps)
Pahlavi legend , fire-altar with two attendants. There is a symbol on the altar's shaft.Ginolerhino
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399-420 Yazdagard I - dirham from Bishapur (near Qazerun, Iran) or court mint.Pahlavi legend , crowned bust right (crown with frontal crescent)
Pahlavi legend , fire-altar with two attendants.Ginolerhino
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459-484 Peroz - dirham from Goyman (Iran)Pahlavi legend , crowned bust right (crown with wings)
Pahlavi legend , fire-altar with two attendants.Ginolerhino
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459-484 Peroz - dirham from Hormizd-Ardashir (Iran)Pahlavi legend , crowned bust right
Pahlavi legend , fire-altar with two attendants.Ginolerhino
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531-579 Khosrow I - dirham from Eran-asan-kar-Kavad (Hulwan, Iran)Pahlavi legend , crowned bust right
Pahlavi legend , fire-altar with two attendants, wearing turbans.Ginolerhino
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590-628 Khosrow II - dirham from Hormizd-Ardashir (Iran)Pahlavi legend , crowned bust right
Pahlavi legend , fire-altar with two attendants.Ginolerhino
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590-628 Khosrow II - dirham from Kerman (?)Pahlavi legend , crowned bust right
Pahlavi legend , fire-altar with two attendants.Ginolerhino
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67 Islamic Dynasties, Zengids of Mosul: Nasir al-Din Mahmud AE dirhem, 616-631 AH (1219 - 1234 AD) 8.05gm, struck 627 AH (1229-1230 AD) in Mosul, 26.0mm. Obv: Crowned female figure personifying the moon seated facing with legs crossed, holding crescent; date in fields. Rev: Shahada and name and titles of Abbasid Caliph al-Mustansir in five lines across fields; name and titles of Nasir al-Din Mahmud in outer margin. Mitchiner WOI 1129; SS 67.
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ABASSIDS - Al-MahdiABASSIDS - Al-Mahdi (775-785 AD) AR Dirham, Madinat al-Salam mint. Dated AH-159 (AD 776). Reference: Album 215.1. Ex-Ardatirion collection.dpaul7
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ABASSIDS - Al-MansurABASSIDS - Al-Mansur (754-775 AD) AR Dirham, al-Basra mint, dated AH 137. (754 AD). Reference: Album #213.1.dpaul7
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Abbasid - al-Mahdi - Silver Dirham - Baghdad Mint, Madinat al-Salam - AH 163Abbasid Silver Dirham.
Struck under ruler al-Mahdi ( AD 775 - 785 ), Caliph of Baghdad.
Struck in the year AH 163 = AD 779 / 780 at the Baghdad Mint.
(Inscriptions in Kufic Script)
obv: translation: " In the name of Allah, this dinar was struck in Baghdad, year 163. "
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ABBASID - Harul al-RashidABBASID - Harul al-Rashid (786-809) AR Dirham. 2.80 g. Year 191 AH (807 AD). Madinat as Salaam mint (Baghdad). dpaul7
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Abbasid Al-Mamun Citing Ali Ibn Musa as heirAl-Ma'mun AH 199-218 / AD 813-833. AR Dirham (27mm, 2.87 g, 3h). Citing 'Ali ibn Musa al-Rida as heir. Madinat Isbahan mint. Dated AH 202 (AD 817/8). Album 224; ICV 391
This coin is a very rare and historically important coin as it commemorates the significant event that Al-Mamun chose ali ibn musa (Known as Al-Rida) as his heir in order to control the shia rebellions and bring them under control as Al-Rida was leader of Shia muslims at the time. This was just a political move as he was only 2 years the heir . Al-mamun had him poisoned after 2 years in 203 AH . This coin cites the name of Ali Ibn Musa on it as the heir confessing Al-mamun to be Caliph of muslims and Al-Rida to be his heir.
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Abbasid AR Dirham. Kalima and below: "Abu'l 'Abbas ibn amir al-muminin"
inner edge:"bismillah duriba hadhà ad-dirham bi'l-Basrat sanah arba' 'ashrat wa thelath [mi'at]"; outer edge: Sura 30 vv 3 & 4.
"li-'llah mohammed rasul allah [al-mu]qtadir billah"Will Hooton
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Abbasid Caliphate, al-Ma'mun. AR dirham. AH 199-218 (AD 813-833). Dated AH 201 (AD 816/7).Muhammadiya mint. (2.96 gm; 24 mm). Citing Dhu al-Ri'asatayn. Album 223.
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Abbasid Caliphate. al-Mahdi (Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn al-Mansur) (158-169 A.H. = 775-785 A.D.)Album 215.1, Lowick/Savage 678, Lavoix 730
AR dirham, 2.83 g., 23.10 mm. max, 270°. Struck at the Madinat al-Salam mint (Baghdad), dated 163 A.H. (= 780 A.D.)
Obv: In the name of Allah this dirhem was minted in Madinat es-Salam in the year one and sixty and one hundred (marginal legend), There is no God except Allah. There is no partner to him. (central legend).
Rev: Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to prevail over all other religions even if the polytheists abhor it. (marginal legend = Sura 9 Verse 33), Muhammad is the Messenger of God, Gods Prayer and Salutations upon him, the Caliph al-Mahdi (central legend), pellet above and two pellets below.Stkp
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Abbasid Caliphate. Harun al-Rashid (170-193A.H. = 786-809 A.D.)Album 219.2, Lowick/Savage 826, Lavoix 826
AR dirham, 22-23 mm. Struck at the al-Muhammadiya mint (Reyy near today's Tehran), dated 191 A.H. (807/8 A.D.)
Obv: In The Name of God. This dirham was struck in al-Muhammadiyya in the year one and ninety and one hundred [marginal legend], around There is no diety except (the one) God alone. He has no equal [central legend].
Rev: Muhammad is the messenger of God. He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it [marginal legend], around Muhammad the Messenger of God [central legend], letter ha below.Stkp
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Abbasid Caliphate: al-Hadi (169-170AH / 785-786CE) AR dirham, al-Muhammadiya (Album-217.2; Lowick-1666; NHR-70A)Obverse Field:
لا اله الا الله وحده لا شرك له
There is no deity except (the one) God alone. He has no equal
Obverse Margin:
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بالمحمدية سنة سبعين و مئة
In the name of God. This dirham was struck in Muhammadiya in the year seventy and one hundred
Reverse Field:
محمد رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم الخليفة الهادى
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. Caliph al-Hadi
بر below
Reverse Margin:
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون
He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it. Quant.Geek
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Abbasid Caliphate: al-Ma'mun (810-833 CE) AR dirham, Madinat Isbahan, AH199 (Album-223.4)Obverse Field:
لا اله الا الله وحده لا شرك له
There is no deity except (the one) God alone. He has no equal
Obverse Margin:
بسم الله ضرب هذا الدرهم بمدينة اصبهان سنة تسع و تسعين و مئة
In the name of God, This dirham was struck in Isbahan in the year ninety nine and one hundred
Reverse Field:
الله محمد رسول الله ذو الرياستين
Muhammad is the messenger of Allah; Dhu'l-Ri'asatayn
ح below
Reverse Margin:
محمد رسول الله ارسله بالهدى و دين الحق ليظهره على الدين كله ولو كره المشركون
He sent him with guidance and the true religion to reveal it to all religions even if the polytheists abhor it. Quant.Geek
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Abbasid Provincial Coinage of Tabaristan: Sulayman (787-789) AR ½ Dirham, Tabaristan, PYE137 (Album-65)Obv: Bust right, breast ornament: type 'A' with 3 pellets.'Bakh' (good) in diamond superimposed over bust with winged headdress.
Rev: Fire altar with 2 attendants; stars to right and left of flames.Quant.Geek
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Abbasids, al-MustansirAbbasids, al-Mustansir (1226-1242), AE Dirham, Irbil, AH 641. A274. Brockage.
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AL-Muqtadir Dirham / SAMANID / Rare.SAMANID
*Ahmad bin ( son of ) Sahl ( name is on left photo ), rebel, 915-920, AR Dirham , Andaraba mint , 303 H , Album B1453, this rebel in Khorasan maintained formal recognition of the Samanid ruler Nasr II bin ( son of ) Ahmad (name is on right photo ) on all his coins, aVF
3.1 gr .Rare.
Here is an English translation from Arabic ;
Left side
From outter in order ;
1- Rum verses: 4-5
2- In the name of Allah this Dirham was struck in Andaraba year 303
3- There is no
God but Allah alone with
no partner
Ahmed bin Sahel
Right side ;
From outter in order
1- Repentance: Verse 33
2-Allah
3-Mohammed
4-Messenger of Allah
5-AL-Muqtadir bi Allah
6-Nasr bin ( son of ) Ahmad
7- Sinn ( the letter S in Arabic )Sam
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Al-Nasir Yusuf II., AH 634-658 / AD 1236-1259 Dirham, Damascus20,5 mm, 2,93 gCanaan
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ALMOHAD CALIPHATE (MUWAHHIDS)ALMOHAD CALIPHATE (MUWAHHIDS) AR Dirham, anonymous issue, 1130-1231. No date or mint. ARabic legends both sides. dpaul7
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Almohads - IslamicAR Anonymous square Dirham
Almohads (Muwahidun)
Abu Ya'qub Yusuf ibn Ya'qub 685-706AH/1286-1307AD
Without mint name
Obv:
There is No lord Except God
The command is all God's
There is no power except through God
Rev:
God is our lord
Muhammad is our Messenger
al-Mahdi is our ImamTanit
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Almohads - IslamicAR Anonymous square Dirham
Almohads (Muwahidun)
Abu Ya'qub Yusuf ibn Ya'qub 685-706AH/1286-1307AD
Without mint name
Obv:
There is No lord Except God
The command is all God's
There is no power except through God
Rev:
God is our lord
Muhammad is our Messenger
al-Mahdi is our ImamTanit
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Almohads: Anonymous (ca. 1160-1269) AR Dirham (Hohertz-20; Album-496)Obv: Arabic legend in Nashki script لا اله الا الله الامر كله لله لا قوة الا بالله (There is no Lord except Allah; The command is all up to Allah; There is no power except through Allah)
Rev: Arabic legend in Nashki script الله ربنا محمد رسولنا المهدي امامنا (Allah is our Lord; Muhammad is our Messenger; al-Mahdi is our Imam)
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Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan (AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174). Ae Dirham.ISLAMIC. Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa & Amid). Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan (AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174). Ae Dirham.
Obv: Victory advancing right, holding tablet.
Rev: Name, title, and genealogy of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan in four lines and outer margins.
Whelan Type V, 127-8; S&S Type 3; Album 1820.3; ICV 1175.
Weight: 10.81 g.
Diameter: 32 mm.Simon
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Anatolia & al-Jazira: Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan (1148-1174) AE Dirham, Hisn Kayfa (S&S 2.4)Obv: Nimbate Christ seated facing on throne, holding book of gospels in his left hand; to his right and left, the epithet of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan معين امير / المؤمنين; above in fields, Arabic numerals; in field to left, countermark of a six-lobbed medallion containing two dragons with entwined necks
Rev: الملك العا / لم العادل / فخر الدين; Arabic inscription in field, enclosed Arabic inscription anti-clockwise around in segments, all enclosed by pointillate circle
Dim: 26 mm, 4.86 g, 7 hQuant.Geek
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Arab governors of Tabaristan (ca. 775 CE) half dirham (AR)Obv.: Arabic-Kufic legend (Crowned bust of Khosrau II right) Rev.: Fire altar flanked by attendants, date and mint Weight: 1.97 g. Diameter: 24.12 mm.Nick.vdw
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Artuqid, Najm ad-Din as-Sa'id Ghazi IObv. Outer hexagram, Shahada
Inner hexagram, al-Imam al-Mustasim/billahi Amir al-Mu'minin
Rev. Outer hexagram, duriba bi-Mardin sanah thalatha arba'in sittami'ah
Inner hexagram, al-Malik as-Salih Ayyub/ al-Malik as-Sa'id Ghazi
AR Dirham
AH 643, 1245-1246 ADSkyler
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ARTUQIDS of MARDIN. Artuq Arslan.1201-1239 AD. Mardin Mint. 632 AH. AE dirhamObv: Draped facing male solar bust; name and title of Seljuq of Rum overlord around
Rev: Names of Abbasid caliph and Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan in five lines; partial mint formula and AH date in margins
Reference: S&S 47; Album 1830
Condition: Very Fine
Weight: 13,3 gr
Diameter: 30 mm Simon
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Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. 597-637/1200-1239. AE dirhamObv. Bare-headed and draped bust facing slightly left
Rev. Name and titles of Abbasid caliph in five lines.
References: Whelan type IVA; Spengler & Sayles type 40; Album 1830.4.
30mm, 11.5gCanaan
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Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AE Dirham. 1201-1239.(31.50 mm., 14.66 g.) Draped bust with flowing hair facing slightly l., between stars. Rev. Five line Kufic legend inside double hexagram. S/S 37.
From E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.
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Artuqids of Mardin. Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan. AE Dirham. 1209/1210. Dated AH 606.Mardin mint. (28.70 mm., 11.84 g.) Dionysos riding a leopard l. Rev. Legend in three lines. Album 1830.3.
From the E.E. Clain-Stefanelli collection.
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Artuqids of Mardin: Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (580-597 AH / 1184-1200 CE) Æ Dirham (Whelan Type I, 50-1; S&S Type 33.3; Album 1829.1)ISLAMIC. Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (AH 580-597 / 1184-1200). Ae Dirhem. Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 582 (1186/7 AD).
Obv: Diademed and draped facing bust, with hand across chest; legend around.
Rev: Legend in five lines within hexagram; legend in margins.
S&S Type 33.3; Album 1829.1.
ISLAMIC, Anatolia & al-Jazira (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Mardin). Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan. AH 580-597 / AD 1184-1200. Æ Dirhem (33mm, 15.19 g, 1h). Unlisted (Mardin[?]) mint. Dated AH 581 (AD 1185/6). Diademed and draped half-length facing male bust, hand across chest; name and titles of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan around / Name of Ayyubid overlord (al-Nasir Salah al-Din Yusuf I [Saladin]) in five lines within pelleted hexagram; first part of mint formula and AH date in outer margins. Whelan Type I, 50-1; S&S Type 33.1; Album 1829.1. EF, brown patina with traces of earthen encrustation. Quant.Geek
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Artuqids, Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan bin Il-GhaziArtuqids, Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan bin Il-Ghazi ("Nasreddin Artuk Arslan bin Ä°lgazi" 597-637 AH, 1201-1239 AD), (no mint, Mardin?), 611 AH / 1214-1215 AD.,
copper dirham (23-25 mm / 4,80 g),
Obv.:("Nasıreddünya veddin Artuk Arslan Melik-i Diyarbekir") , male head with Turkish features, facing.
Rev.: ("Ebu'l Abbas Ahmed el-Nasır lidinillah emir'ül müminin el-Melik el-Adil Ebu Bekir bin Eyub. 611") , five line Kufic legend.
ME-275 ; S/S (Spengler/Sayles) 40Tanit
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Artuqids, Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan, AE Dirham, Anatolia & al-Jazira.Mardin 596 A.H. = 1199-1200 A.D. 15.05g - 40mm, Axis 2h.
Obv: “Nur al-Din Atabeg” in Arabic in two lines to left; ornamental script in exergue. - Turkish soldier seated crosslegged, holding raised sword and severed helmeted head by crest.
Rev: Name of Abbasid Caliph al-Nasir in three lines across fields; names and titles of Ayyubid overlords al-Afzal Ali bin Yusuf and al-Zahir Ghazi bin Yusuf in inner margin; name and title of Husam and AH date in outer margin.
S&S Type 36.1; Album 1829.4.Christian Scarlioli
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AYYUBID - al-Kamil Muhammad AYYUBID - al-Kamil Muhammad (1218-1238) AR Dirham, Dimashq mint. Date off flan. 20 mm. Reference: Album #812.dpaul7
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Ayyubid Dynasty. Al-Adil Abu Bakr I (Al-Adil Saif al-Din Abu-Bakr Ahmed ibn Najm ad-Din Ayyub) (592-615 A.H. = 1196-1218 A.D.)Album 803 (variant without central annulets)
AR dirham, 2.78 g., 21.14 mm. max, 0°. Struck at the Dimashq mint (Damascus), in 598-608 A.H. (= 1201-1211 A.D.).
Obv: Imam (= the religious leader) al-Nasir / li-Din Allah amir (= commander), on middle two lines; al-mu' / minin (= of the faithful), above and below, fleur at bottom, all within double intertwined trefoil.
Rev: al-malik (= the king) al-'Adil / Abu Bakr ibn Ayyub, on middle two lines; al-din / saif (= sword of the faith), above and below, fleur at bottom, all within double intertwined trefoil.
As is typical with this type, the marginal legends (kalima / mint and date) are off the flan.
The obverse legend cites to the Abbasid Caliph, al-Nasir li-Din Allah (575/6-622 A.H. = 1180-1225 A.D.). The reverse legend cites to the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, al-Adil Saif al-Din Abu Bakr ibn Ayyub, who was the brother of Saladin. From his honorific title Saif al-Din ("Sword of Faith"), he was known to the Crusaders as Saphadin.Stkp
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Ayyubid falsAleppo mint, Ayyubid fals, struck by Al-Zahir Ghazi (582-613 H/ 1186-1216 AD) in between 1207 and 1216 A.D. 14mm x 11mm 1.66g
Your coin is a fractional silver dirham of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt and Syria. The problem with these fractions is that they are struck from dies intended for the larger full dirhams, so only a portion of the legend is captured. On your coin, the image at left is the reverse with the kalima: "There is no god but God / Muhammad is the prophet of God". The image on the right is the obverse and shows portions of "al-sultan".
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Ayyubid. al-Zahir Ghazi (Governor of Halab (now Aleppo) from 581-613 A.H. = 1186-1216 A.D.)Balog 596 or 599 ff. or 629 (in which case it was issued posthumously (614-638 A.H. = 1218-1241 A.D.)).
AR dirham, 18-22 mm. Struck at the Halab mint. Dated but the date is unreadable.
Obv: al-Imam / al-Nasir Ahmed. / al-Malik al-Adil / Abu Bakr, in four lines within hexagram. La Ilaha Illa Allah. Muhammed Rasul Allah (Kalima), in margin.
Rev: al-Malik / al-Zahir Ghazi / ibn Yusuf bin / Ayyub, in four lines within hexagram. Duribe bi-Halab sene [date], in margin.
Note: al-Zahir Ghazi was the third son of Saladin (Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub). The lands that he was assigned to govern were under the control of his uncle, Al-Adil I (al-Malik al-Adil Sayf al-Din Abu-Bakr ibn Ayyub), who was Saladin’s younger brother.Stkp
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AYYUBID: al-Nasir Yusuf I (Saladin), 1169-1193, AE dirham (13g), AH586sultan facing, enthroned, cross-legged, holding orb, without mint (presumably struck at Mayyafariqin)Canaan
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Ayyubids: Abu Bakr I (1196-1218) AR ½ dirham (Album-B806)Quant.Geek
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Ayyubids: al-'Aziz Muhammad (1216-1236) AR dirham, Halab Mint (Album-839.4)Quant.Geek
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BCC BW1-BW5 Islamic Weights Dirham Series5 Islamic Bronze Weights
Caesarea Maritima
Fatimid? 10th -12th Century CE
Five Polyhedral, (Faceted Truncated Spheres)
with bird's-eye markings in horizontal rows.
Dirham series based on a unit of about 2.9 gm.
multiplied decimally and divided duodecimally.
1. 20 Dirham, Dia. 24mm. 57.71gm.
2. 10 Dirham, Dia. 18mm. 28.70gm.
3. 5 Dirham, Dia. 14mm. 14.16gm.
4. 1 Dirham, Dia. 8mm. 2.86gm.
5. 1/3 Dirham, Dia. 6mm. 0.96gm.
The largest weight is very close to 60x the
smallest. cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M. #123-#128
and Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #3-#39
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BCC BW11Islamic Weight
Caesarea Maritima
Bronze 2 Dirham
Obv: Arabic inscription: ‘IMRAN
عمرا ن
Rev: Blank
Brick shaped, ends and sides bulged.
AE13.0 x 9.0 x 6.0mm. 5.83gm.
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BCC BW12Islamic Weight
Caesarea Maritima
Bronze - 5 Dirham
Two opposing faces decorated with
4 "bird's eye" concentric punch marks
each; three faces with two "bird's eye"
marks; and one side blank.
AE12.25 x 12.0 x 11.5mm.
Weight: 14.12gm. Extremely rare.
cf. Holland, "Weights and Weight-Like
Objects from Caesarea Maritima" #117
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BCC BW13Islamic Weight
Caesarea Maritima
Bronze - 10 Dirham
Obv: Incuse circle with four punch-marks
creating a flower? design, surrounding a
crescent moon, and inlaid with gold leaf.
Rev: Three incuse concentric circles.
AE Barrel shape: Dia.: 19.25mm.
Ht.:13.5mm. Weight: 29.58gm.
Extremely rare.
cf. Holland, "Weights and Weight-Like
Objects from Caesarea Maritima" #115
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BCC BW24 Bronze Islamic Weight 1-6 Dirham IMG_5210Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/6 Dirham
Fatimid Dynasty, 11th-13th Century CE
Obv: Arabic Kufic inscription: عمرا ن (‘IMRAN).
Rev: Blank. Flat, nearly square brick-shaped
slab, cut from a sheet of metal and stamped
in relief. AE 6.5 x 6.0 x 1.75mm. Wt: 0.47gm.
The meaning of 'IMRAN, a personal name, is
not known for certain in this context. The term
appears on numerous weights of many forms
and denominations, from Caesarea as well as
other sites in Israel. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8.
and cf. Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #460 ff.
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BCC BW25 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/6 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/6 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Incomplete Arabic Kufic
inscription in two lines: عبدالله ('abd allah also
Abdullah), commonly used as a proper name
and as an epithet for the Caliphs (servant of God).
Rev: Blank. Flat, nearly rectangular brick-
shaped slab, cut from a sheet of metal and
stamped in relief.
AE 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.75mm. Wt: 0.48gm.
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #143
and cf. Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)"
#399, 431, 471.
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BCC BW26 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/6 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/6 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Incomplete Arabic inscription in
two lines, stamped in relief in a circular
border within an incuse circular punch-
mark. Rev: Blank. Flat, rhombic prism
cut from a thin 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 7.0 x 5.0 x 1.5mm. Wt: 0.47gm.
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BCC BW27 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/6 Dirham Scroll DesignEarly 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)".
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BCC BW28 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/6 DirhamIslamic 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.
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BCC BW29 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/6 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/6 Dirham.
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Remnants of uncertain Arabic
Kufic inscription, stamped in relief in
incuse circular punch-mark.
Rev: Blank. Flat, nearly rectangular
brick-shaped slab, cut from a sheet
of metal.
AE 6.25 x 5.5 x 2.2mm. Wt: 0.49gm.
No exact parallels in Holland, W.W.O.C.M.,
ch.8. or Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)"
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BCC BW30 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/12 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/12 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Uncertain incomplete Kufic Arabic
inscription in two lines, within circle.
عبد الله ? ('abd-Allah, also Abdullah)?
Rev: Blank. Flat, nearly rectangular
brick-shaped slab, cut from a sheet of
thin metal and stamped in relief.
AE 6.0 x 5.0 x 1.25mm. Wt: 0.26gm.
cf. BCC BW25; and Holland, "ANSMN 31
(1986)" #399, 431, 471.
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BCC BW31 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/12 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/12 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Uncertain incomplete Kufic
Arabic inscription in two lines.
Rev: Uncertain incomplete Kufic
Arabic inscription in two lines. Flat,
nearly rectangular slab, cut from a thin
sheet of metal and stamped in relief.
AE 7.5 x 6.2 x 0.8mm. Wt: 0.27gm
cf. Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #532.
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BCC BW32 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/2 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/2 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv:Arabic inscription in incuse circular
punch: تميم "Tamim", a proper name found
on various early Islamic bronze and glass
weights. Rev: Blank. Flat, nearly square
slab, cut from a sheet of metal and stamped
in relief. AE 8.0 x 7.9 x 3.25mm. Wt: 1.46gm
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #135-#141,
and Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #377-#431
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BCC BW33 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/2 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/2 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Uncertain Arabic inscription
in incuse circular punch. First line
may read لله "LILLAH”
Rev: Blank. Flat, rectangular brick-
shaped slab, cut from a sheet of
metal and stamped in relief.
AE 7.5 x 6.25 x 3.75mm. Wt: 1.39gm
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #135-#141,
and Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #377-#431
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BCC BW34 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/2 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/2 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Arabic inscription stamped in relief
in a circular punch, and partially obscured
by file marks. A possible reading may be
‘IMRAN عمرا ن ?, a personal name found on
many weights from this region. Rev: Blank.
Nearly square slab fashioned from a thick
sheet of metal in the form of two truncated
four-sided pyramids set base to base. File
adjustment marks are visible on all facets.
AE 6.9 x 6.8 x 4.2mm. Wt: 1.40gm
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #135-#141; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #365 (1 Dirham)
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BCC BW35 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/2 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/2 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Incomplete Arabic inscription
stamped in relief around a central
circle? within a circular border.
Possible reading ...محم Mohamm?...
Rev: Blank. Nearly square slab cut
with a chisel from the top and bottom
out of a thin sheet of metal, with file
adjustment marks along one edge.
AE 8.0 x 7.9 x 3.0mm. Wt: 1.47gm
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #136
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BCC BW36 Bronze Islamic Weight 1/2 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1/2 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Traces of Arabic inscription
around two concentric circles within
a circular border, stamped in relief
in an incuse circular punch mark.
Rev: Three small punch marks (3/6 dirham).
Flat, nearly square slab cut with
a chisel from a sheet of metal.
AE 9.5 x 9.25 x 2.5mm. Wt: 1.41gm
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #138
and Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #561
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BCC BW37 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 Dirham "Bird's Eye"Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Beautifully crafted, nearly square slab,
cut with a chisel from a thick sheet of
metal and finished on the edges with a
file. The shape is in the form of two
truncated four-sided pyramids set base
to base. Each of the two major faces is
decorated with a single "bird's-eye" punch
mark consisting of a dot surrounded by
three concentric grooves. The same die
was used to strike both marks.
AE 10.1 x 9.25 x 4.25mm. Wt: 2.94gm.
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #133; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #242ff.
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BCC BW38 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 Dirham "Bird's Eye"Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Nearly square slab, cut with a chisel
from a thick sheet of metal and shaped
in the form of two truncated four-sided
pyramids set base to base. File adjustment
marks on the edges. Each of the two major
faces is decorated with a single "bird's-eye"
punch mark consisting of a central depression
surrounded by two concentric grooves. Uncleaned,
with some minor encrustation and black patina.
AE 9.5 x 9.25 x 4.9mm. Wt: 2.87gm.
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #133; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #242ff.
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BCC BW39 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 Dirham 'IMRANIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Angular Arabic (Kufic) inscription
stamped in relief in a circular punch.
عمرا ن ‘IMRAN, a personal name found
on many weights of various standards
and denominations across this region.
The significance of this name is unknown.
Rev: Blank. Rectangular brick-shaped
slab fashioned from a thick sheet of metal.
File-adjustment marks are visible on the
two major faces and all of the edges.
AE 10.0 x 7.0 x 5.5mm. Wt: 2.91gm.
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #134; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #365 pl.34,35.
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BCC BW40 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 Dirham "Bird's Eye"Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Rectangular brick-shaped slab chisel
cut from thick sheet of metal and finished
with a file on all edges. The two major
faces are each decorated with a single
"bird's-eye" punch mark consisting of
a central depression surrounded by two
concentric grooves. Uncleaned, with
some minor encrustation and a green
and brown patina.
AE 11.1 x 8.25 x 4.25mm. Wt: 2.85gm
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #133; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #242ff.
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BCC BW41 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Single punch mark (possibly a
casting void). Rev: Blank. Rectangular
brick-shaped slab in the form of two
truncated four-sided pyramids set base
to base. Cut with a chisel from a thick
sheet of metal, with file-adjustment or
finishing marks on the edges. Minor
encrustations. Uncleaned, with green,
brown, and black patinas.
AE 10.25 x 8.5 x 5.0mm. Wt: 2.94gm
see also: Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8;
and Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)"
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BCC BW42 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Nearly square slab, cut with a chisel
from a thin sheet of metal in the form of
two truncated four-sided pyramids, set
base to base. Each of the two major faces
has five small punch-marks, one in the
center and one in each corner. The edges
are smoothed, possibly waterworn, with
traces of file marks. Lightly cleaned, minor
encrustations, and reddish-brown toning.
AE 10.2 x 10.0 x 3.9mm. Wt: 2.67gm.
cf. Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #310
and #241 (both 2 dirhams), and Holland,
W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #130; (also 2 dirhams)
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BCC BW43 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Uncertain Arabic (Kufic?) inscription
in a circular punch-mark. Rev: Blank.
Rectangular brick-shaped slab in the form
of two truncated four-sided pyramids set
base to base. Cut with a chisel from a
thick sheet of metal, with file-adjustment
or finishing marks on the edges. Minor
encrustations. Uncleaned, with green,
brown, and black patinas.
AE 9.75 x 9.0 x 5.0mm. Wt: 2.89gm
see also: Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8;
and Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)"
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BCC BW44 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 Dirham 'IMRANIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Arabic (Kufic) inscription stamped
in relief in a circular punch. عمرا ن ‘IMRAN,
a personal name found on many weights of
various standards and denominations across
this region. The significance of the name in
this context is unknown. Rev: Blank. Nearly
square cuboid (a very rare form), fashioned
from a thick sheet of metal or cast in a mold.
Light file-adjustment marks on the lower face
and sides. Uncleaned, rough dark green patina.
AE 7.9 x 7.9 x 6.0mm. Wt: 2.94gm
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #118; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #54 and #365.
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BCC BW45 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Circular punch-mark with traces
of inscription. Rev: Blank. Roughly
rectangular slab in the form of two
truncated four-sided pyramids set base
to base. Cut with a chisel from a thick
sheet of metal, with file-adjustment or
finishing marks on the edges. Uncleaned,
with minor corrosion and a green, red,
and black patina.
AE 9.5 x 8.0 x 5.2mm. Wt: 2.82gm
see also: Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8;
and Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)"
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BCC BW46 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 Dirham "Bird's Eye"Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Nearly square slab, cut with a chisel
from a thick sheet of metal. Light file-
adjustment or finishing marks on the
edges. Each of the two major faces is
decorated with a single "bird's-eye" punch
mark consisting of a central depression
surrounded by two concentric grooves.
Partially cleaned, with minor encrustation
and rough green patina.
AE 9.5 x 9.5 x 4.25mm. Wt: 2.74gm.
cf. Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8. #133; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #242ff.
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BCC BW47 Bronze Islamic Weight 2 DirhamIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 2 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Obv: Two possible small punch marks?
Rev: Blank. Roughly rectangular brick-
shaped slab, cut with a chisel from a
thick sheet of metal in the form of two
truncated four-sided pyramids, set base
to base. File-adjustment or finishing
marks on the edges. This weight was
found with a heavy encrustation and partially
cleaned with 10% phosphoric acid, losing
0.15 grams in the process, or around 2.5%
of the original mass (6.06 - 5.91 grams).
The resulting weight brings it fairly close to
the expected standard for a 2 dirham unit
of that era.
AE 12.5 x 11.5 x 5.25mm. Wt: 5.91gm.
see: Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)"
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BCC BW48 Bronze Islamic Weight 2 Dirham Inscribed "from Ja'far"Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 2 Dirham
7th-11th Century CE
Obv:Arabic inscription stamped in relief
in a circular punch من جعفر "from Ja'far",
a personal name. Rev: Blank. Roughly
rectangular brick-shaped slab, cut from
a thick sheet of metal in the form of two
truncated four-sided pyramids, set base
to base. File marks on the edges.
AE 11.25 x 9.25 x 7.25mm. Wt: 5.82gm.
see: Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch.8; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #365 ('Imran).
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BCC BW55 Bronze Islamic Weight 2 Dirham Series - SpheroidIslamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 2 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Smoothly curved, nearly spherical cast
bronze weight decorated with close-set
"bird's-eye" punch-marks over the entire
body. Flat polar faces, each marked with
a single punch-mark surrounded by two
concentric grooves. Very uncommon type.
Dia: 11.25mm. Ht: 9.2mm Wt: 5.87gm.
see Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)" #61
and Holland, W.W.O.C.M., ch. 8; "Dirham
Series-Spheroid".
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BCC BW56 Bronze Islamic Weight 1 Dirham "Peeled Orange"Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 1 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Polyhedral, truncated segmented sphere
with two rows of ten undecorated facets,
each extending from the polar surfaces
to the midpoint of the body. Similar to
the "peeled orange" dirham type described
by Holland, but with flattened rather than
curved segments forming the horizontal
rows. Very rare type. Corroded, cleaned.
Dia: 7.5mm. Ht: 8.5mm. Wt: 2.80gm.
cf. BCC BW57; see also: Holland, W.W.O.C.M.,
chap. 8; and Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)"p. 174.
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BCC BW57 Bronze Islamic Weight 5 Dirham "Peeled Orange"Islamic Bronze Weight
Caesarea Maritima 5 Dirham
7th-12th Century CE
Polyhedral, truncated segmented sphere
with two rows of approximately 17 poorly
defined facets, each extending from the
polar surfaces to the midpoint of the body.
Similar to the "peeled orange" dirham type
described by Holland, but with flattened
rather than curved segments forming the
horizontal rows. Very rare type, uncleaned.
Dia: 15.5mm. Ht: 11.25mm. Wt: 14.57gm.
(unit weight: 2.914gm. x 5). cf. BCC BW56;
see also: Holland, W.W.O.C.M., chap. 8; and
Holland, "ANSMN 31 (1986)"p. 174.
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