  
  About the Artwork
  
  
  Title
  Dirham Coin Struck for the 'Abbasid Caliph al-Rashid
  
  
  Artwork Date
  807
  
  
  
  
  Makers
  
  
  (Artist)
  Iraqi
  Mint of Al-Samiya  (Mint)
  Iraqi
  
  
  
  Medium
  Silver
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 7/8 inches (2.2 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Numismatics
  
  
  Department
  Islamic Art
  
  
  Credit
  Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving F. Burton
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
  This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection.
  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum&acirc;&#128;&#153;s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems&acirc;&#128;&#148;no longer assigned&acirc;&#128;&#148;that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  74.161
  
  
  Copyright
  Public Domain
  
  
  
