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Gold dinar of the Abbasid Caliph al-Musta'sim (r.1242-1258 CE). An incompetent and weak figure, who refused to recognize the Mongol threat, he was put to death by Hulegu, the Mongol conqueror of the Islamic lands following his sack of Baghdad in 1258. Minted in Madinat al-Salam (Baghdad), Iraq. Diam. 2.8 cm. Inv. 18,540,819.59.
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART330944
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3600px × 1765px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
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13th century CE
Abbasid Caliphate (750-1258)
Arabic script
Baghdad, Iraq
Coin
Gold
Kufic script