WHW 21

Inventory number: WHW 21
Period: Islamic
Dynasty: Seljuk or Beylik
Date: 11th-13th c. AD
Denomination: 5 Dirhams
Material: Copper alloy
Manufacture: Cast
Shape: Polyhedron With Doubly Truncated Ends
Length: 13mm
Width: 9mm
Height: 11mm
Mass: 14.58g
Reference: Hendin, p. 226, n. 417 (late Byzantine or early Islamic, 6th-8th c. AD); Pondera # 11321, 11323, 11374 and 11375 (other specimens).
Acquisition: Wadih Hadad Collection (Beirut), purchased from the Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 7 (23 February, 2019), lot 1704.
Date of acquisition: 2019-02-23
Remarks: all facets with ‘bird’s eyes’ motifs; top and bottom facets are larger than the others.