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Token - Normatensyl Dirham d'argent de Baghdad
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Composition | Pewter |
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| Obverse description | Pewter reproduction of an Abbasid silver dirham from Baghdad, issued as an advertising token by the Théraplix laboratory for Normatensyl. The central field displays multiple lines of Arabic Kufic script arranged in horizontal registers within a square border, surrounded by a circular marginal legend in Arabic. The overall design faithfully reproduces the epigraphic style typical of Abbasid-era coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse face of this pewter replica of an Abbasid dirham of Caliph Harun al-Rashid, struck at Baghdad. The central field features multiple horizontal lines of Arabic Kufic script within a square frame, with an outer circular marginal legend in Arabic. This side is better preserved and displays the characteristic epigraphy of Abbasid coinage; the piece is constructed of two single-sided blanks soldered together. |
| Reverse script | Arabic |
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