Coins

Islamic Coin

Description

Seventy-six Islamic bronze coins ranging from the Ghaznavid period to the early twentieth century. Purchased in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1944.

Classification

Coins

Technique

Struck

Medium

Bronze

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.41 g

Provenance

The coins were purchased in 1944 by the donor Richard Frye, Professor Emeritus, in Kabul, Afghansistan.

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