{"id":2223,"date":"2025-06-25T20:43:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:43:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2025-06-25T20:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:43:30","slug":"islamic-dirham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/islamic-dirham\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamic Dirham"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 lang=\"en-US\">Finds From Wirral &#8211; Islamic Dirham<\/h3>\n<h3 lang=\"en-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2103\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/islamic-dirham\/dirham_1029474\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham_1029474.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dirham_1029474\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham_1029474-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2103\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham_1029474-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham_1029474-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham_1029474-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham_1029474-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham_1029474.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3 lang=\"en-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"2104\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/islamic-dirham\/dirham2_1029474\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham2_1029474.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dirham2_1029474\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham2_1029474-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2104\" src=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham2_1029474-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham2_1029474-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham2_1029474-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham2_1029474-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Dirham2_1029474.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h3>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">This stunning piece is an Islamic Dirham. It is in excellent condition considering it dates from AD 775-776 and it was minted in Mad\u012bnat-al-Sal\u0101m which is now known as Baghdad. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\"><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica Neue, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Middle Eastern Silver was coveted by Vikings who traded across that area and Durham\u2019s have often been found in hoards across England.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1029474\">https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/102947<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finds From Wirral &#8211; Islamic Dirham This stunning piece is an Islamic Dirham. It is in excellent condition considering it dates from AD 775-776 and it was minted in Mad\u012bnat-al-Sal\u0101m which is now known as Baghdad. 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Very similar items have been recovered from Viking York and would have been worn on a strap. https:\/\/finds.org.uk\/database\/artefacts\/record\/id\/1158343","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Whetstone","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wetstone_1158343.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wetstone_1158343.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wetstone_1158343.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wetstone_1158343.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Wetstone_1158343.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1778,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/copper-coin\/","url_meta":{"origin":2223,"position":4},"title":"Copper Coin","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"20\/12\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral 8 Maravedi Copper Alloy Coin Spanish Coin from 1841 \u00a0wouldn't be high on the list of expected finds from Wirral but it just goes to show that you never know what will turn up. \u00a0 This is an 8 Maravedi Copper Alloy Coin of Queen Isabella II\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Finds&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Finds","link":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/category\/finds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"8 Maravedi","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-Maravedi1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-Maravedi1.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-Maravedi1.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8-Maravedi1.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2363,"url":"https:\/\/wirralarchaeology.org\/pages\/mortar-vessel\/","url_meta":{"origin":2223,"position":5},"title":"Mortar Vessel","author":"Wirral Archaeology","date":"31\/08\/2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Finds From Wirral -\u00a0 Mortar Vessel Here is a lovely little item. A copper alloy miniature mortar vessel which has been examined at PAS who have dated it to between AD1400-AD1600 and have said it is a toy! 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