Brooks Johnson
Islamic and Byzantine coins
The appearance of the Solidus and the Umayyad
Dinar are very different.
The Solidus has a picture of an emperor on it. This was
because the emperor wanted to show his power. The Umayyad Dinar was very
different it had writing all over it saying “there is no God but God alone
without a partner” and on the rim is written "Mohammed
is the Prophet of God sent by God to guide, the religion of truth to show to
the whole world". Also on the rim is written, "In the name of God, this dinar was
minted in the year hundred and six (Hejira)". This is from the angular
Kufic script.
This is basically
the complete opposite of the solidus. While the Solidus was made to make the
Emperor powerful the Umayyad Dinar states that it is bad to want to be
like a god, like the emperor is doing. The imagery and writing on the coin did
not however affect the value of the coin.
The values of these two coins are different.
The Umayyad Dinar was first made out of silver and then was made out of gold.
The Solidus was always made of gold. The Solidus was always worth more than the
Umayyad Dinar especially when the Umayyad Dinar was made of silver. The weight
of the Umayyad Dinar was around 4.25 grams, while the solidus weighed around
4.5 grams. The Umayyad Dinar was also thinner than the Solidus. The value was
also greatly determined by where the coin was being used.
The places these
coins were used and how many different places they were used is stunning. The
Umayyad Dinar was not used greatly other than in Islamic societies, which is
where it is made. The Solidus on the other hand, influenced and was used as a
currency many other places, such as France, Quebec, Italy, Spain, Peru,
Portugal, Brazil, and The United Kingdom.
In all of these places it was used and many societies were greatly
influenced by it. After all it is the first coin to have a picture of the
emperor or king in power at the time of its making.
These two coins have many
characteristics that make them different form on another in their appearance,
value, and were they were used. These coin were a very large part of the
culture of the Byzantine Empire and all of the Islamic civilizations.
Solidus
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Umayyad Dinar
Outline
I. Introduction
a. The Umayyad
Dinar and the Solidus are two ancient coins that are vastly different in their
appearance, value, and were they were used.
II. Appearance
a. Umayyad Dinar had writing
b. Solidus had pictures and
writing
c.
Imagery
III. Value
a.
Weight
b.
Material
c.
History of value
IIII. Places used
a.
Locations
b.
Influences
c.
Places used
d.
What it influenced
IIIII. Conclusion
a. The Umayyad
Dinar and the Solidus are two ancient coins that are vastly different in their appearance, value, and were they were used.
b. conclusion sentence
b. conclusion sentence
3.http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Münze_Gold_Solidus_Theudebert_I_um_534_%28cropped%29.jpg
4.http://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/upload/public/docimages/Image/r/t/b/Earliest-Umayyad-Dinar-125.jpg
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