Dinar
Object type: Dinar
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: al Hakim Abu 'Ali al Mansur
Artist bio: Egyptian, Cairo 985–1021 Mokattam; ruled 996–1020
Artist role: Dedicatee
Artist nationality: Egyptian
Date: A.H. 388/ 998 CE
Medium: Gold
Dimensions: Diam. 13/16 in. (2.1 cm)
Classification: Coins
Geography: Attributed to Tyre   present-day Lebanon  
Credit line: Bequest of Crissy deForest Harral, 1939
Accession year: 1939