Ruler:
Harun al-Rashid
(Abbasid Caliph)
Vizier:
Ali b. 'Isa b. Mahan
Local governor:
Nasir
Fragment of a silver dirham struck under the rule of Harun al-Rashid. The coin is struck in Ma'din al-Shash (Iran) in [AH 189-190] (CE 804-806) and was found in the Viking site of Torksey, Lincolnshire.
History note: Under Review
Diameter: 16.9 mm
Die Axis: 9 h
Weight: 0.91 g
Method of acquisition: Bought (2011) by Bott, Michael L.
9th Century
804
-
806
Accession number: CM.80-2011
Primary reference Number: 244085
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
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