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Umayyad Caliphate. Al-Mawsil (Iraq). al-Hurr b. Yusuf undated.
Fals AE
22 mm, 2,48 g
Legend in three lines / Legend in three lines; legend in outer margin.
very fine
ND, A-193; Rotter-4.
Al-Hurr ibn Yusuf al-Qurayshi al-Umawi, (died 731) was an early eighth century Umayyad statesman. During the caliphate of his relative Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (r. 724–743) he served as a governor of Egypt (724–727) and was afterwards placed in charge of Mosul, where he remained until his death. He is known for having undertaken a number of large-scale building projects in Mosul, including some of the city's most significant developments completed during the Marwanid period.
From the Tareq Hani collection.
Fals AE
22 mm, 2,48 g
Legend in three lines / Legend in three lines; legend in outer margin.
very fine
ND, A-193; Rotter-4.
Al-Hurr ibn Yusuf al-Qurayshi al-Umawi, (died 731) was an early eighth century Umayyad statesman. During the caliphate of his relative Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (r. 724–743) he served as a governor of Egypt (724–727) and was afterwards placed in charge of Mosul, where he remained until his death. He is known for having undertaken a number of large-scale building projects in Mosul, including some of the city's most significant developments completed during the Marwanid period.
From the Tareq Hani collection.