50 Dirhams

Iron

Cast

Polygon (pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, etc.)

2.70 cm

1.40 cm

- cm

Mass (g)	Mass (grain)	Date of measurement	Reference	fragmented	cleaned	reference weight
50.15	-	-	None	No	No	Yes

Symbol	Technique	Direction	Position	Number	Synecdoche

Hexagonal in form with raised edge ; on the top, there is a loop and a slot for loop. The weight is filled with lead. On the top, in relief, it reads « dirham 50» in Ottoman script. On the bottom, two stamps, one is rectangular, the other is circular. By the introduction of the new metric in H. 1299 (1882/83) during the reign of Abdulhamid II, dirham was equated with gram (1.00g.)

Diameter of the loop 15mm.

No

Language	Technique	Legend type

ISLAMIC

Ottoman, End ot the 19th century or Early 20th century

Name	Date of acquisition	Inventory number
Archaeological Museums Istanbul	Dec. 31, 2001	01.74 (M)

Reference	Page/Column	Reference (number)	Plate / Figure	Comment
CPAI II	None	455	110	None

Cf. Kürkman 2003, nos. 468, 470 (for form only, not unit).