Coin, 1 dirham

Description

Fragment of a silver dirham of al-Mutawakkil ' ala Allah, Abbasid Caliphate, 846 - 862

Museum reference

H.C19127

Collection

Coins, Medals and Tokens

Object name

Coin, 1 dirham

Date

846 - 862

Style / Culture

Abbasid

Materials

Silver

Physical description

Silver

Collection place(s)

Talnotrie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

al-Mutawakkil ' ala Allah

References

Stevenson, R.B.K., NMAS Sylloge, no 693

Maldonado, A. 2021. Crucible of Nations: Scotland from Viking Age to Medieval Kingdom. Edinburgh: National Museums Scotland.

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