Obv.: In center of linear circle, ruler, nimbate seated cross-legged, in his left hand an orb; stars in upper left and upper right field.
Rev.: kufic legend.
This copper coin was struck at the Mardin mint ca. 1230 (the final digit in the date is…
Obv.: Bust of Maurice Tiberius facing, in cuirass and helmet with plume, circlet in front and pendilia. Holds globe cruciger in r. hand. Over l. shoulder, fold of paludamentum. In field r., star.
Rev.: Angel standing, facing. holding long staff…
This flat square weight was used for weighing coins on a balance scale. The inscription provides unusually detailed and precise information concerning the object’s date of issue: twentieth of Phamenoth, eighth indiction (16 March 575 CE). It is rare…