Ancient coin
Training course on ancient coins
For the second time, a training course on ancient coins will be held via Zoom, in cooperation with lecturer Moataz Bellah El-Saeed El-Shahawy, a member of the American Numismatic Society, a researcher at the Paul Getty Foundation for Antiquities, and an antiquities restoration specialist at the Grand Egyptian Museum. The course will be held, God willing, from August 14th to 29th, and participants will receive a certificate accredited by the Arab Collector's Magazine. The course is available online.
August 1, 2020A lecture on the currencies circulating in the Arabian Gulf
The Sharjah Archaeology Authority organized a lecture on “Currency in Circulation in the Arabian Gulf,” presented remotely via Zoom by Professor Dr. Atef Mansour Mohamed Ramadan, Professor of Islamic Numismatics and Archaeology, Dean of the Faculty of Archaeology, Fayoum University, Egypt. Dr. Ramadan listed the currencies that were in circulation, including: the Venetian ducat, the Austrian thaler, the Spanish real, Portuguese coins, the British pound, the Safavid laran, and the Indian rupee…
July 28, 2020A seminar entitled "Maintenance and Preservation of Ancient Silver Coins"
Through the Zoom electronic platform, sponsored by Al-Muqtana Al-Arabi magazine and in cooperation with the lecturer: Al-Mu’taz Billah Al-Saeed Al-Shahawi – Member of the American Society for Numismatics, Researcher at the Paul Getty Institute of Archaeology, and Antiquities Restoration Specialist at the Grand Egyptian Museum.
July 21, 2020Banu Samjur
The Banu Samjur were a Turkic family who served the Samanid princes of Bukhara in the 10th century CE. They played an influential role in the history of eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan during that period, and by the second half of the 10th century, they had established a semi-independent principality in Khorasan. The Banu Samjur originated as Mamluks of the Samanid princes. They quickly rose to prominence thanks to their skills as leaders…
July 1, 2020A lecture on pre-Islamic coins discovered in the Kingdom of Mleiha
Professor Issa Yousef, Director of the Department of Archaeology and Tangible Heritage at the Sharjah Archaeology Authority, delivered a lecture on “Pre-Islamic Coins Discovered in the Kingdom of Mleiha.” He described the site of the Kingdom of Mleiha as an important inland location in the central region, serving as a vital trade route between many capitals and cities of the ancient world. It also boasted numerous impressive buildings, including a palace…
June 29, 2020