Scholars believe this dinar may have ... and gold. Its gold-illuminated calligraphy and intricate Safavid binding make it a masterpiece of Islamic art. The Timurid rulers, known for their ...

What sets this manuscript apart is that its measured, delicate lines of Arabic calligraphy were limned on leaves of gold-flecked, coloured paper from Ming China. Likely created at the court of a ...

The Timurid dynasty, self-designated as Gurkani ... In the western provinces, they issued gold and copper pieces imitated from contemporary Byzantine coins, modifying the cross on the reverse of the ...

The Islamic State has released a video that heavily borrows footage from Hollywood war movies and introduces its newly minted currency: the gold dinar. The Islamic State has released a video that ...