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Details for Coins and Medals

This department has 105,279 records attributed within our system.

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An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Imad al-Dawla Ahmad (1049-83)
Mint: Zaragoza
Mint: Saraqusta

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Lahore
Ruler: Abdur Rashid (1050-1053)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Mint: No mint
Mint inferred: Lahore
Ruler: Abdur Rashid (1050-1053)

An image of Jital

Jital

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Rashid (1049-52)
Mint: Lahore (Inferred)

An image of Penny

One of four Viking coins of the 11th century, purchased for us from the collection of John Chown (Spink sale, 14 March 2001, catalogued by P. Mitchell):

Maker(s)

Ruler: Edward the Confessor (1042-66)

An image of Islamic

Islamic

Maker(s)

Mint: Ghazna
Ruler: Abd al-Rashid

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Imad al-Dawla Ahmad (1049-83)
Mint: Zaragoza

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mahdi Muhammad I (1047-55)
Mint: Al-Andalus
Mint: Spain

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mustansir (1036-94)
Mint: Damascus
Mint: Dimashq

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: ‘Abd al-Rashid (1049-52)
Mint: Ghazna

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Denmark, Sven Estridsen (1047-75), AR penny, Lund (Hauberg 6/20 mule), 0.95g. From NCirc April 1999, no.1394

Maker(s)

Mint: Lund
Ruler: Sweyn II Estridsson (1047-76)

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mustansir (1036-94)
Mint: Misr

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mustansir (1036-94)
Mint: Tarabulus
Mint: Tripoli

One of thirty-four medieval coins of Hungary and the Balkans:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Andrew I (1046-60)

One of four coins of Lorraine/Alsace and nineteen Islamic:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Thierry (1047-49)

Metz, Adalberon III (1046-73), AR denier, Epinal, 1.18g. From Platt list May 1999, no. 605.

Maker(s)

Mint: Epinal
Ruler: Adalbero III (1046-1073)

An image of Double penny

A coin of outstanding importance. Only two double pennies are known, the other of the same ruler, mint and moneyer but a different design, being in the Danish National Collation (Hauberg 1). The phenomenon of a multiple denomination is quite extraordinary for eleventh-century Europe. The design is that of a regular penny (Hauberg 7), but the dies and flan are larger and the coin is twice the weight of a penny (c.0.95g). Its purpose is a matter of debate. It is unlikely that it could ever in practice have had a monetary function, and it was probably intended as a presentation piece. The design imitates a Byzantine histamenon nomisma of Michael V (1041-2), and it is one of a group of coin designs of Sven Estridsen that were apparently inspired by Byzantine coins in the treasure brought back to Scandinavia in 1045 by Harald Hardrada following his service in the Imperial guard.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sweyn II Estridsson (1047-76)

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: Roskilde
Ruler: Sweyn II Estridsson (1047-76)

Penny

Maker(s)

Mint: Roskilde
Ruler: Sweyn II Estridsson (1047-76)

An image of Fractional Dirham

Fractional Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sharaf al-Dawla Yahya I (1043-75)
Mint: No mint

An image of Dirham

Dirham

Maker(s)

Ruler: Faramurz (1041-51)
Mint: Isbahan
Mint: Isfahan

An image of Fractional dinar

Fractional dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sharaf al-Dawla Yahya I (1043-75)
Mint: No mint

An image of Pfennig

Pfennig

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain
Mint inferred: Hamburg (Uncertain)
Ruler: Anonymous

An image of Dinar

Dinar

Maker(s)

Ruler: Al-Mustansir (1036-94)
Mint: Misr

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