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Silver half dirham of Al-Mustansir

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An image of Coinage. Half dirham. Al-Mustansir (1036-94), ruler, Egypt. Misr mint, Egypt. Fatimids. Obverse; Plain circle with a dot in the middle, 1st margin in plain circle, 2nd margin in plain circle, 3rd margin partly off. Reverse; Plain circle with a dot in the middle, 1st margin in plain circle, 2nd margin in plain circle, 3rd margin partly off. Silver, height 17 mm, width 16 mm, weight 1.95 g, 1036-1094. Islamic.

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Coinage. Half dirham. Al-Mustansir (1036-94), ruler, Egypt. Misr mint, Egypt. Fatimids. Obverse; Plain circle with a dot in the middle, 1st margin in plain circle, 2nd margin in plain circle, 3rd margin partly off. Reverse; Plain circle with a dot in the middle, 1st margin in plain circle, 2nd margin in plain circle, 3rd margin partly off. Silver, height 17 mm, width 16 mm, weight 1.95 g, 1036-1094. Islamic.

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  • Accession Number: CM.PG.10863-2006
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 964 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 642.42kB
  • Exposure time: 1/30
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2017:04:19 14:52:29

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11th Century Al-Mustansir circle circular coin coinage currency dirham Egyptian Fatmid Caliphate Fitz_CM half dirham Islamic legal tender Medieval money numismatics Silver

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