Set of Coins
929-1010 (made)
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Set of ten silver coins of the Umayyad Caliphs of Cordoba, Al-Hakam II (961-976) and Hisham II (976-1008), pierced for attachment to a headband
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 10 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stamped and pierced silver |
| Brief description | Ten silver coins of the Umayyad Caliphs of Cordoba, Al-Hakam II (961-976) and Hisham II (976-1008), pierced for attachment to a headband, found with a coin hoard in Murcia, Spain, made around 929-1010 |
| Physical description | Set of ten silver coins of the Umayyad Caliphs of Cordoba, Al-Hakam II (961-976) and Hisham II (976-1008), pierced for attachment to a headband |
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| Marks and inscriptions | marks (for the Umayyad Caliphs of Cordoba, Al-Hakam II (961-976) and Hisham II (976-1008)) |
| Production | Made in the Umayyad caliphate of Cordoba, found in Lorca, Murcia |
| Bibliographic reference | Mariam Rosser-Owen, Islamic Arts from Spain, London, 2010, p.26. |
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| Accession number | 1448toI-1870 |
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| Record created | August 2, 2005 |
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