EARLY MEDIEVAL AND ISLAMIC COINS AND WEIGHTS
Islamic
Ottoman Empire. 18th-19th Century or earlier. Weight of 5-Dirhams (Bronze, 12x12x12mm, 15.40 g), a 'square' commercial weight in the form of a polyhedron with six square faces and eight triangular ones. CPAI Turkey 1, 161 var. (differing weight). Attractive green patina with earthen highlights. About extremely fine.
From the Eparch Collection.