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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1915,0407.88
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Arabic inscription within a plain and a dotted circle with floral ornament.
(obverse)
Arabic and Persian inscription within a plain and a dotted circle with floral ornament.
(reverse)
Authority
Ruler:
Shah 'Abbas I
Cultures/periods
Safavid dynasty
Production date
1624
(AH 1034)
Production place
Minted in:
Baghdad
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Diameter:
20 millimetres
Weight:
7.52 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
BMC Oriental (Shahs of Persia) / The coins of the Shahs of Persia, Safavis, Afghans, Efsharis, Zands, and Kajars
(207)
Canby 2009 / Shah 'Abbas: The Remaking of Iran
(30, p.72)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
Exhibited: 2009 19 Feb-14 Jun, BM, Round Reading Room, 'Shah 'Abbas: The Remaking of Iran'
Associated names
Named in inscription:
Shah 'Abbas I
Associated places
Named in inscription:
Baghdad
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Spink & Son Ltd
Acquisition date
1915
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1915,0407.88
Conservation
Treatment
: 31 Dec 2008