Dinar of Tughril

Illustration

by Unknown Artist
published on 12 December 2018

Dinar of Tughril — Pictured here is a dinar of Tughril Bey (r. 1040-1063 CE). It measures 2.2 cm in diameter and weighs 2.8 grams. It was minted between 1052-1053 CE in Nishapur, in present-day Iran. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

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© Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Republished for educational/scholarly use under the museum's Open Access for Scholarly Content initiative. Original image by Unknown Artist. Uploaded by Patrick Tinkham, published on 12 December 2018 under the following license: Copyright. You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.

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Artist, U. (2018, December 12). Dinar of Tughril. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/9100/

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