A Rare Tulunid dirham minted in Misr 265 AH.In the name of Ahmad b. Tulun

نوع المستند : المقالة الأصلية

المؤلف

Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams Univ,Egypt

المستخلص

Abstract:
This reseach aims to study and analysis A Rare Tulunid dirham minted in Misr 265 AH. in the name of Ahmad b. Tulun, preserved in Mr. Adnan Jarwa collection in Aleppo. It is the oldest dirham of Tulunid in Egypt and bears the name Ahmad b. Tulun. Also it is a new addition to the Tulunid dirhams in particular and the Egyptian dirhams in general.
الملخص:
 يتناول هذا البحث بالدراسة والتحليل درهم طولوني نادر ضرب مصر سنة 265هـ باسم أحمد بن طولون، محفوظ في مجموعة عدنان جروة بحلب، وهو يعد أقدم درهم طولوني ضرب بمصر ويحمل اسم أحمد بن طولون، وهو يعد إضافة جديدة للدراهم الطولونية بشکل خاص والدراهم المصرية بشکل عام.

نقاط رئيسية

Conclusion:

 So, this dirham of Adnan Qarwa collection is considered as the first and oldest Tulunid minted in Egypt bearing the name of Ahmed ibn Tulun, either in Egypt’s mint or any other Tulunid one. There are no equivalent Tulunid dirhams published before in Egypt, Syria, or Arabian Peninsula. Consequently, this dirham proved that Ahmed ibn Tulun minted dirhams in Misr mint since 265 A.H. under his name at least which was known before and published in this research for the first time, which is considered as a new addition to the Tulunid coins in general and Tulunid dirhams minted in Egypt in particular.

الكلمات الرئيسية


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