A video introduction to some of the Early Islamic coins kept at the vault at Princeton University Library.
Shane Patrick, Princeton University Class of 2024
Video
Related Links
- Abbasid dinar (cf. 0:55)
- Umayyad dirham (cf. 1:17):
- Umayyad fals (cf. 1:47): example 1, example 2
- Umayyad dirham II (cf. 3:34)
- Umayyad "menorah" fals from Jerusalem (cf. 3:50): example 1, example 2
Coming soon:
- Abbasid fals (cf. 5:38)
- Abbasid dinar I (cf. 6:35)
- Ghaznavid dinar II (cf. 6:35):
- Abbasid Tabaristand Arab-Sasanian hemidrachm (cf. 7:35)
Further Reading
Wiki Pages:
- Gold Dinar
- Dirham
- Fals
- Coinage reform of ʿAbd al-Malik (subsection on ʿAbd al-Malik's wiki page):
- Arab-Sasanian Coinage
Stephen Album, Checklist of Islamic Coins, 3rd. ed., Stephen Album Rare Coins: Santa Rosa, CA:, 2011.
Cite
Patrick, Shane, "Early Islamic Coins in the Princeton University Collection," Middle Ages for Educators, February 13, 2024. Accessed [date]. https://middleagesforeducators.princeton.edu//early-islamic-coins-princeton-university-collection
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