Reference Guide to Arabic Metrology. Umayyad, 'Abbāsid and Tūlūnid Officials Named on Glass Coin Weights, Weights and Measure Stamps

Abstract

A list of the officials whose names appear on Umayyad, Abbasid and Tulunid glass coin weights and on weight and measure stamps, drawn up to make the attribution of such pieces easier. The author sets out the difficulties: the archaic inscriptions are not always unambiguous, names may be lost through flaking in the soil or through breakage, legends were often carelessly impressed, and it appears to have been the practice to smash the weights deliberately when an office changed hands.

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Suggested citation

Balog, Paul: Reference Guide to Arabic Metrology. Umayyad, 'Abbāsid and Tūlūnid Officials Named on Glass Coin Weights, Weights and Measure Stamps. In: Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 30 (1980), pp. 55–96.

Subject tags

Islamic world Middle Ages Metrology Seals and tokens Egypt