Accession No

1276

Brief Description

two Islamic coin weights, 10th and 11th Century

Origin

Maker

Class

weights & measures

Earliest Date

Latest Date

1038

Inscription Date

Material

glass

Dimensions

diameter 16mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

Description Notes

White glass 1/2 dirhem weight, inscribed ‘al ‘Aziz’ (Fatimid Caliph 975-996 AD).
Green glass 1/2 dirhem weight, inscribed ‘az-Zahir’ (Fatimid Caliph 1020-1038 AD).

Condition good; complete.

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