Rights Holder: Derby Museums Trust
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Unique ID: DENO-A4B206
Object type certainty: Certain
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Islamic dirhem fragment, Umayyad caliphate, uncertain mint, AD698-750? [79-132?]. Two nicks. Less than one quarter of the coin. Two roughly broken edges. One score mark on the edge of one surface. Length 10.10mm, width 6.04mm, thickness c.0.5mm, weight 0.26g.
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
Class: dirhem
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Viking style
Date from: Circa AD 698
Date to: AD 750
Quantity: 1
Length: 10.1 mm
Width: 6.04 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.26 g
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Other reference: Derby Museum entry no. 4945 Finder 1 dirhem 23
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment
No coin references available.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
No references cited so far.