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Coin, 1 dirham

Description

Silver dirham (fragment) of Nasr II bin Ahmad, Samanid, possibly minted at Tashkent , 932 - 933 (320 - 321 AH)

Museum reference

H.C9706

Collection

Coins, Medals and Tokens

Object name

Coin, 1 dirham

Production information

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Date

932 - 933

Materials

Silver

Collection place(s)

Skaill, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Nasr II bin Ahmad

References

SCBI (NMAS); Stevenson, R.B.K., no 720

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