Record ID: PUBLIC-9458AE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval plated contemporary copy of a Dirham of Abbasid, Hârûn ar-Rashîd 170-193 AH./786-809AD. and Da'ûd, an unidentified official found on Dirham with the mint name al-Muhammadîya 170-174, 182-186 The coin was a product of the same area as the official coinage and appears to be quite rare. Identification kindly supplied by Lutz Ilisch.
Created on: Friday 1st March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Osbaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-458D27
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval silver dirham of the Umayyads (or a contemporary imitation) dating to the mid-8th century. Paul Cannon has kindly commented 'I am fairly sure that I can see the mint Wasit and date AH 124 ie AD 741-742'
Created on: Friday 5th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.