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5-dirham weights. Polyhedral.

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons with 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each.
14.44 grams. 15-13 mm.

A24D1460. A24102.

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons with 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each.
One large deep hole
14.57 grams. 15-13 mm.

A2452

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons with 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each.
14.64 grams. 17-13 mm.

A23176

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons with 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each.
14.65 grams. 16-12 mm.

A2445

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons and 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each (or three horizontal rows of six sides each), with bird's eyes on every side.
14.65 grams. 16 mm wide by 12 mm high.

A23175

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons and 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each (or three horizontal rows of six sides each), with bird's eyes on every side.
14.61 grams. 16.7 mm wide by 12.3 mm high.

A2446

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons and 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each (or three horizontal rows of six sides each), with bird's eyes on every side.
14.46 grams. 16.0 mm wide by 12.5 mm high.

A2448

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons and 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each (or three horizontal rows of six sides each), with bird's eyes on every side.
14.63 grams. 16.0 mm wide by 11.9 mm high.

A2449

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons and 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each (or three horizontal rows of six sides each), with bird's eyes on every side.
14.47 grams. 15.6 mm wide by 12.2 mm high.

A2450

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons and 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each (or three horizontal rows of six sides each), with bird's eyes on every side.
14.72 grams. 15.9 mm wide by 11.8 mm high.

A2451

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons and 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each (or three horizontal rows of six sides each), with bird's eyes on every side.
14.24 grams. 15.3 mm wide by 12.4 mm high.

A2456

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons and 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each (or three horizontal rows of six sides each), with bird's eyes on every side.
14.65 grams. 15.7 mm wide by 12.7 mm high.

A2457

5-dirham weight. Two hexagons and 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each (or three horizontal rows of six sides each), with bird's eyes on every side.
14.65 grams. 16.1 mm wide by 12.2 mm high.

A24191

5-dirham weights. Peeled Orange.

5-dirham weight. Two octogons with 3x8 = 24 four-sided rounded shapes.
14.66 grams.
"Peeled orange"
Bird's eyes only on the octogons.

A24100

5-dirham weight. Two octogons with 3x8 = 24 four-sided rounded shapes.
14.16 grams.
"Peeled orange"
Bird's eyes (weak) only on the octogons.

A24103

5-dirham weight. Two octogons with 3x8 = 24 four-sided rounded shapes.
14.49 grams.
"Peeled orange"
Bird's eyes only on the octogons.

A2460

5-dirham weight. Two octogons with 3x8 = 24 four-sided rounded shapes.
14.50 grams.
"Peeled orange"
Bird's eyes only on the octogons.

A2479

5-dirham weghts. Other shapes.

5-dirham weight with 14 sides--six square and eight triangular--
in the shape of a cube with all eight corners lopped off so that each forms an equilateral triangle.
14.77 grams. (2.95 grams/dirham). 12.7x12.2x14.3 mm.

A24172

10-dirham polyhedral weights.

10-dirham weight. Two hexagons and 18 other sides in six diagonal rows of three (pentagon-square-pentagon) each, with bird's eyes on every side but one of the hexagons.
29.25 grams. 19-16 mm. (2.93 grams/dirham)

A4242

10-dirham weight. Two octagons and 24 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each, with bird's eyes on every side.
28.94 grams. 19-16 mm.

A2447

10-dirham weight. Two octagons and 24 other sides in six diagonal rows of three each, with bird's eyes on every side.
29.52 grams. 20-15 mm.

A2439

10-dirham weight. Two octagons and 24 other sides in eight diagonal rows of three each, with bird's eyes on every side.
29.58 grams. 19-16 mm.

A2453

10-dirham weight.
Two octagons and 24 other sides in eight diagonal rows of three each, with bird's eyes on every side.
29.29 grams. 19.2-15.6 mm. (2.93 grams/dirham)
Nearly black.

A24197

10-dirham weight.
Two octagons and 24 other sides in eight diagonal rows of three each, with bird's eyes on every side.
29.04 grams. 19.3-15.4 mm. (2.90 grams/dirham)
Greenish-yellow.

A24171

10-dirham weight.
Two octagons and 24 other sides in eight diagonal rows of three each, with bird's eyes on every side.
28.82 grams. 19.3-15.1 mm. (2.89 grams/dirham)

A24190

10-dirham weights, other shapes.

10-dirham weight. Nearly spherical.
So corroded it is hard to tell the original shape. It may be a "peeled orange."
29.70 grams (2.97 grams/dirham).
20.0 mm by 17.0 mm.

A24189

20-dirham weights.

20-dirham weight.
Two octogons and 40 other sides in eight diagonal rows of five (or five rows o eight)
56.59 grams. 23.4 wide by 19.8 mm high.

A24188

20-dirham weight.
55.99 grams
24.5 mm wide by 19.5 mm high.
Two octogons plus 40 sides in 8 rows of five.

A24173

Brick-shaped weights on the dirham standard.

1 dirham.
9.8 by 9.0 by 4.1 mm. 2.86 grams.
One bird's eye for one dirham.

A24166

1-dirham weight.
2.83 grams. 10.2 by 10.0 by 3.7 mm.
Square side with lettering
one bird's eye
The lettering is not well-centered. It looks like the same legend as on the one on the main page (here).
First line uncertain followed by
Sayf
al-Dawla ("Sword of the state" who ruled at Mosul 942-967.)

A24202

2-dirham square brick
12.4 by 11.7 by 4.9 mm.
5.71 grams (2.855 grams/dirham)
On each side the long scratch-like line has two vertical strokes at each end

A24183

2-dirham square brick
14.6 by 14.0 by 3.5 mm.
5.59 grams (2.795 grams/dirham)
Four bird's eyes on one side and two on the other.
I would have thought it should be two bird's eyes one each side. Also, the weight is light--it should weigh 0.3 grams more or at least 0.2 grams more.

A24183

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