Weight
1036-1094 (made)
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People used coin weights such as this in Egypt under the Fatimid dynasty (969-1171). This example weighs 3.00 grammes and we think it was used to balance silver coinage weighing one dirham. It was produced in the reign of the caliph al-Mustansir (1036-1094), whose names and titles appear on the obverse. (This is the side of the coin that carries the main design.) They are written in a band that surrounds the circular field, which contains the title Commander of the Faithful in two lines. The reverse of the coin is blank.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stamped blue glass |
| Brief description | Palish blue coin weight, from the reign of the Fatimid Caliph al-Mustansir (1036-1094). Equates to the weight of a dirham. Egypt (Cairo) |
| Physical description | Coin weight of transparent glass with a blue tinge. Equates to the weight of a dirham. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'al-!imaam ma?add !abuu tamiim al-muStansir bi-llaah / !amiir / al-mu!miniin' (Inscription; decoration; Arabic; Arabic; obverse; stamped)
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| Production | The Fatimid caliph al-Mustansir (1036-1094) is named in the inscription. |
| Summary | People used coin weights such as this in Egypt under the Fatimid dynasty (969-1171). This example weighs 3.00 grammes and we think it was used to balance silver coinage weighing one dirham. It was produced in the reign of the caliph al-Mustansir (1036-1094), whose names and titles appear on the obverse. (This is the side of the coin that carries the main design.) They are written in a band that surrounds the circular field, which contains the title Commander of the Faithful in two lines. The reverse of the coin is blank. |
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| Accession number | 360:10-1900 |
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| Record created | February 6, 2003 |
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