Weight
1160-1171 (made)
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People used coin weights such as this in Egypt under the Fatimid dynasty (969-1171). This example weighs 1.00 grammes and we think it was used to balance gold coinage weighing one quarter of a dinar. It was produced in the reign of the last Fatimid caliph, al-'Adid (ruled 1160-1171). His full regnal name, al-'Adid li-Din Allah, appears between the titles Imam and Commander of the Faithful on the obverse. (This is the side of the coin that carries the main design.) The reverse is blank.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Stamped opaque turquoise glass |
| Brief description | Weight, glass, Egypt, 10th-11th century |
| Physical description | Opaque turquoise coin weight stamped with four-line inscription. Equates to the weight of a quarter-dinar. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'al-!imaam / al-?aaDid li-diin / allah !amiir / al-mu!miniin' (Arabic; Arabic; obverse; stamped)
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| Gallery label | Formerly in the Salt Collection |
| Production | The Fatimid caliph al-'Adid (ruled 1160-1171) is named in the inscription. |
| Summary | People used coin weights such as this in Egypt under the Fatimid dynasty (969-1171). This example weighs 1.00 grammes and we think it was used to balance gold coinage weighing one quarter of a dinar. It was produced in the reign of the last Fatimid caliph, al-'Adid (ruled 1160-1171). His full regnal name, al-'Adid li-Din Allah, appears between the titles Imam and Commander of the Faithful on the obverse. (This is the side of the coin that carries the main design.) The reverse is blank. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 5629K-1901 |
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| Record created | February 11, 1999 |
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