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A new reading for the Abbasid dinar in the name of caliph Al-Mu tamid Ala Allah (AH 256-279) minted in Al-Ma Suq 271 AH
Atef Mansour, M. Ramadan
2016-01-27
Abstract
The case of a dinar minted ill 271 AH recording the he Caliph
al-Mu'tainid 'ala Allah (256-279 AH), al-Mufawwatj ila Allah (256-278 H),
and an enigmatic mint place is discussed in the paper. The Author attempts to
offer a new reading of the toponym of the mint using literary sources. The love
story between al-Mu'tamid and a Bedouin girl, seems to unveil the identity of
the mysterious mint.
Series
Polymnia: Numismatica antica e medievale. Studi
09
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
M. Ramadan Atef Mansour "A new reading for the Abbasid dinar in the name of caliph Al-Mu tamid Ala Allah (AH 256-279) minted in Al-Ma Suq 271 AH " in Bruno Callegher and Arianna D'Ottone (eds.) "The 4th Simone Assemani symposium on Islamic coins", Trieste, 26/27 September 2014, Trieste, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2015. (Polymnia : numismatica antica e medievale. Studi, 9) pp.289-296
Languages
en
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