Name of Object:Coin (dirham) Location:Rome, Italy Holding Museum:Museum of Civilisations | Museum of Oriental Art “Giuseppe Tucci” About Museum of Civilisations | Museum of Oriental Art “Giuseppe Tucci”, Rome Date of Object:Hegira 91 / AD 709 Museum Inventory Number:8493/ 9774 Material(s) / Technique(s):Silver / minting. Dimensions:Diameter 2.6 cm, weight 2.88 g Period / Dynasty:Umayyad; Caliph al-Walid I (r. AH 86–96 / AD 705–15) Provenance:Iran, Sijistan. Description:This Umayyad coin, minted during the reign of al-Walid I (AH 86–96 / AD 705–15), bears an inscription in its centre that reads ‘â ila illâ Allâh wahda-hu lâ sharîk la-hu’ (‘There is no God but Allah, the One, there is none like unto him’) and the edge reads ‘bismi-llâh duriba hadâ-l-dirhâm bi fî sanat ihda wa tis in’ (‘In God’s name this dirham was minted in Sijistan in the year one and ninety [91]’). View Short DescriptionDirham minted during the reign of al-Walid I. The basic coin in the Arab world until the arrival of the Mongols, the dirham takes its name from the Greek drachma. Coins usually weighed 2.97 grams. How date and origin were established:From the inscription on the edge of the obverse. How Object was obtained:Donation. How provenance was established:From the inscription on the edge of the obverse. Selected bibliography:Walker, J., A Catalogue of the Arab-Byzantine and Post Reform Umayyad Coins, London, 1956, p.159. Citation of this web page:Paola Torre "Coin (dirham)" in Discover Islamic Art, Museum With No Frontiers, 2024. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;ISL;it;Mus01;26;en Prepared by: Paola Torre
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