COIN

Unique ID: PUBLIC-6504A4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Notes:

This is the first coin of the Nasrids to be recorded on the PAS and may be the first recorded in England with none listed in Cook (1999). Hébert (1991, 127) noted that the production of the anonymous silver coins on square flans was sporadic and they were issued at varying weight. 

A second coin, from London, is recorded at LON-247830 (https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/943486)

Find of note status

This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1238
Date to: Circa AD 1492

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 11.56 mm
Width: 11.41 mm
Thickness: 0.57 mm
Weight: 0.4 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th November 2017

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Materials and construction

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

Coin data (numismatics)

Ruler/issuer: Islamic rulers of Medeival Spain
Obverse description: Inscription in three lines within square border
Obverse inscription: لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله
Reverse description: Inscription in three lines within square border
Reverse inscription: و لا غالب الا الله غرناطة