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COIN
Unique ID: NLM-47636B
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Silver coin. Dirham of the Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258), as kindly identified by the finder. Paul Cannon kindly comments: 'I believe this to be a dirham of al-Mu’tadid. It is dated 288 AH ie AD 900/901. The mint is al-Shash'. This coin must indicate Viking trade links to have been discovered in Yorkshire.
?Obverse description; three horizontal lines of Arabic text; inscription of tiny letters in two orders.
Reverse description: Four vertical bars, inscription of larger letters in a single order.
Diameter: 27.9mm, Weight: 2.88gms
Find of note status
This is a find of note and has been designated: Regional importance
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 900
Date to: Exactly AD 901
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.88 g
Diameter: 27.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st May 2022
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM50254
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Coin data (numismatics)
Ruler/issuer: al-Mu'tadid
Category: Islamic coin
Type: Arab: Abbasid dirham, al-Mu'tadid billah, mint al-Shash (Album 242)
Obverse description: three horizontal lines of Arabic text; inscription of tiny letters in two orders
Reverse description: Four vertical bars, inscription of larger letters in a single order.
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Coin references
No coin references available.
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Ryther
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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