Dirham from Morocco of Mohammed III, 1177 [= 1763]
Also known as: Dirhem uit Marokko van Mohammed III, 1177 [=1763]
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1763
Silver coin on an angular flan. Obverse: three-line inscription in Arabic letters, below which is the year: 1177 [= 1763]. Reverse: three-line inscription in Arabic letters with on the second line the mint indication: Miknas (in Morocco).
Below that, the year: 1177 [= 1763]. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5093; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements length 2.3 cm x width 2 cm x weight 2.77 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- lengte 2,3 cm x breedte 2 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 2,77 g · length 2.3 cm x width 2 cm x weight 2.77 g
- Measurements
- length 2.3 cm x width 2 cm x weight 2.77 g
Design
- Obverse
- three-line inscription in Arabic letters, below which is the year: 1177 [= 1763].
- Reverse
- three-line inscription in Arabic letters with on the second line the mint indication: Miknas (in Morocco). Below that, the year: 1177 [= 1763].
Identification
- Original title
- Dirhem uit Marokko van Mohammed III, 1177 [=1763]
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5093
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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