Weight
1021-1036 (made)
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People used coin weights such as this in Egypt under the Fatimid dynasty (969-1171). This example weighs 2.57 grammes and we think it was used to balance silver coinage weighing one dirham. It was produced in the reign of the caliph al-Zahir (1021-1036). His regnal name in its full form, al-Zahir li-I'zaz 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 inscription on the reverse is illegible.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stamped green glass |
| Brief description | Middle East, Glass, Green coin weight, from the reign of the Fatimid Caliph al-Zahir (1021-1036). Equates to the weight of a dirham. Egypt (Cairo) |
| Physical description | Green glass coin weight with stamped legends in Arabic on both sides, although the reverse is illegible. Equates to the weight of a dirham. |
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| Production | The Fatimid caliph al-Zahir (1021-1036) is named in the inscriptions. |
| Summary | People used coin weights such as this in Egypt under the Fatimid dynasty (969-1171). This example weighs 2.57 grammes and we think it was used to balance silver coinage weighing one dirham. It was produced in the reign of the caliph al-Zahir (1021-1036). His regnal name in its full form, al-Zahir li-I'zaz 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 inscription on the reverse is illegible. |
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| Accession number | 360:8-1900 |
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| Record created | February 6, 2003 |
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