Record ID: NCL-544D22 - EARLY MEDIEVAL coin

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Unique ID: NCL-544D22

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of Early Medieval: Arabic dirham

A Samanid dirham of al-Shash dated possibly 300 AH (AD 912) dating to the reign of amir Ahmad b. Ismail (295-301 AH), tentatively identified by Luke Treadwell of the Ashmolean.

This coin was probably brought to England by Viking traders.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 912
Date to: Circa AD 912

Dimensions and weight

Thickness: 0.54 mm
Weight: 3.1 g
Diameter: 27.92 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Dirham [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Ruler/issuer: Ismail bin Ahmad [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Mint or issue place: Unknown [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Category: Islamic coinage from the late 7th Century [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Type: Arab: Samanid dirham of Ismail b Ahmad [scope notes | View all attributed records]
Obverse description: Arabic text
Obverse inscription: Arabic text
Reverse description: Arabic text
Reverse inscription: Arabic text
Degree of wear: Worn: fine [scope notes | View all attributed records]

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial data

Region: East Midlands
County: Lincolnshire
District: East Lindsey
Parish: Revesby

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TF3263
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From finder
Grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 25th August 2011 - Thursday 29th September 2011

Personal details

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Recorded by: Dr Robert Collins - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Luke Treadwell - [view all attributed records]

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