Summary

Silver dirham (fragment), Arab (probably Samanid)

Accession Number

H.C9718

Other references

None

Original description

Silver dirham (fragment), Arab (probably Samanid). This fragment is smaller than when photographed for SCBI: a piece has been broken off - hence the variation in weight.

Associated person/people (e.g. excavator/former collection)

None

Discovery / field collection

Date of discovery

Not recorded

Method (e.g. excavation)

Not recorded

Place (i.e. location of discovery)

Skaill, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, Northern Europe

Grid reference

Not recorded

Acquisition

Acquisition date

1859

Acquisition source (i.e. name of donor)

Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer

Acquisition source role (e.g. donor)

Agent

Image

None