Publication Date
6th / 12th century
Publication Place
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The National Museum in Damascus
Subject
Copper coin.
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
القطر: 25 مم؛ الوزن: 3.55 غم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
ع ر9786
Record ID
object;ISL;sy;Mus01;41;ar
Library Location
The National Museum in Damascus
Date
6th / 12th century
Notes
Muslims used money for trade, and it was minted from three types of metals. The first is the gold from which dinars were minted; The second is the silver from which the dirhams were minted. The third is the copper from which the money was minted. This piece is a banknote depicted in the Byzantine style, resembling the money of Emperor Constantine On the face of the piece appears a drawing of a standing person with a halo of light around his head, and to his left at the bottom is written in kufi script the phrase “King of Princes,” and to his right is the name of King “Mahmoud.” The back of the coin bears a drawing of two standing figures with two titles written between them in calligraphy and on two vertical lines: the first “Al-Adil” and the second “Nur al-Din”. This type of money was minted in a form similar to Byzantine coins. Numismatic scholars believe that it was in circulation among Muslims and in the Byzantine regions adjacent to the borders of the Islamic State.
Sample Text
Mona al-Moadin “Fils” in Discover Islamic Art. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;sy;Mus01;41;ar
