Half Dirhem
31-50-402
From: Israel | Beth Shean
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 31-50-402 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Islamic |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shean |
| Creator | Ez-Zahir Beybars |
| Locus | CN surface |
| Period | Ez-Zahir Beybars |
| Date Made | 1260-1277 CE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Gold |
| Iconography | Lion |
| Description | Newell: Mohammedan, Mamluks “Uncertain Mint, Ez-Zahir Beybars, 1260-77 AD, 659-61 AH. Half dirhem. Obverse: Inscription in two lines above lion prowling to l. Reverse: Inscription in two lines." |
| Outside Diameter | 1.4 cm |
| Credit Line | Expedition to Beth Shean (Beisan); Clarence Fisher, 1931 |
| Other Number | 30-10-198 - Field No SF |
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