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DENO-A34EF7: Early Medieval coin: Islamic dirhem fragment. (18)

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COIN

Unique ID: DENO-A34EF7

Object type certainty: Certain
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Islamic dirhem fragment, Abbasid revolution, issuer Abdullah b. Mu awiya, uncertain mint, AD744-748. One nick. Less than one quarter of the coin, three roughly broken edges. Length 13.82mm, width 9.38mm, thickness c.0.6mm, weight 0.45g.

Find of note status

This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.

Class: dirhem

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Viking style
Date from: Circa AD 744
Date to: AD 748

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 13.82 mm
Width: 9.38 mm
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.45 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Derby Museum entry no. 4945 Finder 1 dirhem 18

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment

Coin data (numismatics)

Denomination: Uncertain

Coin references

No coin references available.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Torksey

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: DENO
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 12 years ago

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