Find a "treasure" from the Abbasid era in Egypt

The Egyptian-Russian mission operating at the site known as Deir Al-Banat in the Fayoum Governorate (southwest) Cairo discovered a linen roll tied to a clay seal bearing unclear symbols, and upon opening it, 28 gold dinars and 5 small pieces of dinars were found inside it, all of which date back to the era. Abbasi.

Dr. Osama Talaat, head of the Islamic, Coptic and Jewish Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, described this archaeological discovery as the most important discoveries in the region given that it is the first season of the Egyptian-Russian mission in the northern part of the archaeological area, in which many mummies dating back to the Greek era were previously found. Roman, reflecting the various historical eras between Greek, Roman, Coptic and Islamic.

According to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities statement on Friday morning, the discovered collection consists of 16 dinars dating back to the era of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Muqtadir Billah (295-317 AH / 908-932 AD) and five parts of gold dinars from the era of Caliph Al-Muqtadir, in addition to 10 dinars of The era of Caliph Al-Radi Billah (322 - 329 AH / 934 - 940 AD), and two dinars from the era of Caliph Al-Mu'tasim Billah (218 - 227 AH / 833 - 842 AD).

It is worth noting that the Russian archaeological mission has been working since 2003 in the Deir El Banat area in Fayoum, where it uncovered many coffins and mummies.