Rights Holder: Suffolk County Council
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Unique ID: SF-F03215
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation
A worn silver coin that has been bent in half due to post-depositional damage. It has been examined by Dr. Luke Treadwell at the University of Oxford (pers. comm. via Dr. John Naylor), who notes that although most of the useful identifying features are now too worn to identify it does resemble a Samanid dirham of late 9th or early 10th century AD date.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 875
Date to: Circa AD 950
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.65 g
Diameter: 26.72 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2012
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Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Denomination: Dirham
Ruler/issuer: Uncertain Islamic ruler
Mint or issue place: Unknown
Category: Islamic coin
Type: Arab: Samanid dirham, uncertain
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.