Coin, al-Shash, dated 375 AH/985 CE
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
dated 375 AH/985 CE
Coin in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 39.40.127.55), catalogued by the museum's Islamic Art department. The museum dates it dated 375 AH/985 CE and records its origin as al-Shash.
The museum records the medium as Silver and the dimensions as Ht. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) Th. 1/16 in. (0.1 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver
- Dimensions
- Ht. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) W. 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) Th. 1/16 in. (0.1 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Classification
- Coins
- Place recorded
- al-Shash
Identification
- Met object id
- 457127
- Museum object name
- Coin
- Museum object number
- 39.40.127.55
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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