Coin weight

Museum number:
5-14603
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Coin weight; pale yellow/clear glass. Double dirhem weight; 5.90 grams; good condition. With name of Al-Zahir (Al-Dhahir). Inscription of obverse only. Diameter 28 mm.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Cairo, Egypt
Verbatim coll. place:
Egypt; Cairo
Culture or time period:
Fatimid Caliphate (909–1171 AD)
Materials:
Glass (material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.3 Weights, Measures, and Computing Devices
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin weight, accession number 5-14603, described as Coin weight; pale yellow/clear glass. Double dirhem weight; 5.90 grams; good condition. With name of Al-Zahir (Al-Dhahir). Inscription of obverse only. Diameter 28 mm.

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