Article
The Work of aI-Hasan b. Muhammad, Die Engraver at Isbahan and al-Muhammadiyya
American Numismatic Society Museum Notes
(1979)
Abstract
Four Buyid coins in t he collection of t he American Numismatic Society, struck between 358- 68H. /A.D. 968- 79 at two mints in Jibal province, illustrate a phenomenon unique in the history of Islamic coinage.! They concern the status of a die engraver named al-Hasan b. Muhammad. A silver dirham bearing his signature was first noted by George C. Miles and published in 1938. It was at that time the only Islamic coin known to bear t he signature of a die engraver. More recently, four additional coins have been located which shed more light upon the career of this artisan.
Keywords
- Islamic numismatics,
- Isfahan,
- al-Muhammadiya,
- Iran,
- Buyid,
- art,
- coins,
- inscriptions
Disciplines
Publication Date
1979
Citation Information
Carol Bier. "The Work of aI-Hasan b. Muhammad, Die Engraver at Isbahan and al-Muhammadiyya" American Numismatic Society Museum Notes Vol. 24 (1979) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/carol_bier/51/