http://hdl.handle.net/10077/11845 edited by Bruno Callegher and Arianna D'Ottone Rambach Sat, 24 Sep 2022 11:21:05 GMT 2022-09-24T11:21:05Z http://hdl.handle.net/10077/12050 Title: Production of Dirhams at the Mint of Damascus (Dimashq) in the First Four Centuries of Islam and the Question of Near Eastern Metallic Zones Authors: Kovalev, Roman K. Abstract: All examination of 159 hoards with 1822 dirhams minted at Damascus during the first four centuries of Islam sheds much light on a number of important questions regarding the economic history of the Near East during the Umayyad, 'Abbasid, and Ikhshidid eras. Using the hoard-count method of estimating mint outputs, it has been determined that the Damascus mint was significantly active only during the Umayyad period, a time when the city was the capital of the caliphate. Having no local silver mines and lacking revenue transfers from the provinces after 127 H, Damascus was, at best, a marginal mint for the production of dirhams. However, because Syria and the eastern Mediterranean region in general fell into a gold-copper metallic zone during the period in question, it is surprising that Damascus was at all an important mint when the city was the capital of the Islamic world. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10077/12050 2016-01-27T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10077/12049 Title: 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 Authors: Atef Mansour, M. Ramadan 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. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10077/12049 2016-01-27T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10077/12044 Title: Le monete di Turgar (738-750), ultimo re di Samarcanda Authors: Gariboldi, Andrea Abstract: The case of a dinar minted in 2 71 AH recording the name of the heir of the Caliph al-Mu'tamid ‘alà Allah (256-279 AH), al-Mufawwad Uà 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. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10077/12044 2016-01-27T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10077/12037 Title: L'affare Stanzani. Documenti inediti degli archivi romani Authors: D'Ottone Rambach, Arianna Abstract: The archive records of the Pontificia Accademia dei Virtuosi al Pantheon {Rome) offer documents that enlighten the story of the Stanzani Collection. This paper aims at presenting these unpublished records, at contributing to the history of Islamic coin collections in Europe, in 19th century, and at shedding light on the biography of Ludovico Stanzani. On the one hand Stanzani case finds its place among the studies of individual biographies linked to that of the history of museums through their donations and, on the other hand, his collection testify an interest and a taste that should be considered among the traditional studies devoted to the history of collecting. Wed, 27 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/10077/12037 2016-01-27T00:00:00Z