IRAQ: ABBASID GOLD COINS UNEARTH BY IRAQI ARCHEOLOGISTS.(Brief Article)

From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database | Date: January 14, 2001 | Copyright information

Arabia.com reports new finds by Iraqi archaeologists are estimated to date from the period of the Abbasid Caliphate Al Nasser Leddin Allah. This treasure of 32 gold coins are believed to be connected to the ancient city of Anbar, located northwest of Baghdad. The find has local museoligical experts excited. The excavations are under t...

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