Extracts from the Technical Manual on the Ayyūbid Mint in Cairo1953 - Coinage - 24 pages |
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Page 428
... ingots , flattened , and cut into leaves thin as finger nails . These are placed , in alternate layers with earthy compound ( ) , in special cups . The cups are closed , sealed with clay , and deposited in the furnace , where their ...
... ingots , flattened , and cut into leaves thin as finger nails . These are placed , in alternate layers with earthy compound ( ) , in special cups . The cups are closed , sealed with clay , and deposited in the furnace , where their ...
Page 435
... ingots . The two ends of each ingot are sliced off and all of these bits are melted down together . Two mithqāls of this gold are taken and hammered into two leaves , equal in shape and weight . Two other similar leaves are made of the ...
... ingots . The two ends of each ingot are sliced off and all of these bits are melted down together . Two mithqāls of this gold are taken and hammered into two leaves , equal in shape and weight . Two other similar leaves are made of the ...
Page 439
... ingot ( strip ) is cut into pieces , each of them weighing more than 1 dirham.3 Thus , for instance , an ingot weighing 20 dirhams should be divided into 15 pieces , of which dirhams are made . The whole lot should equal 100 qirats , 4 ...
... ingot ( strip ) is cut into pieces , each of them weighing more than 1 dirham.3 Thus , for instance , an ingot weighing 20 dirhams should be divided into 15 pieces , of which dirhams are made . The whole lot should equal 100 qirats , 4 ...