BCC BW7

Islamic Weight
Umayyad Period 661-750CE
Bronze 3/6 Dirham
Obv: Arabic inscription stamped in relief,
negative (mirror image):معير واف (maeir waf)
which translates as "a complete standard".
Rev: Three dots , punch marks indicating
3/6ths of a dirham.
8.0 x 7.5 x 3.0 mm. 1.44gm.
cf. Holland, "Weights and Weight-Like
Objects from Caesarea Maritima" #136
Surface find Caesarea Maritima, 1977
J. Berlin Caesarea Collection

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