Coin, 1 dirham

Description

Silver dirham of Isma'il bin Ahmad, Samanid, minted in Tashkent, 896 - 897 (283 AH)

Museum reference

H.C9701

Collection

Coins, Medals and Tokens

Object name

Coin, 1 dirham

Production information

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Date

896 - 897

Materials

Silver

Collection place(s)

Skaill, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Isma'il bin Ahmad

Exhibitions

• Clontarf 1014: Brian Boru and the Battle for Dublin (09 Apr 2014 - 31 Dec 2014)
  National Museum of Ireland

• Skaill Hoard (01 Aug 2013 - 01 Feb 2014)
  Shetland Museum and Archives

References

SCBI (NMAS); Stevenson, R.B.K., no 715

On display

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