HIMS

Important provincial capital in northern Syria, at the center of a large agricultural region. Fell into the hands of the Tulunids with the rest of Syria and was placed under the administration of the amir Lu'lu'.

Tulunid coins minted at Hims:

BIBLIOGRAPHY

American Numismatic Society http://www.amnumsoc.org/

Elisseef, N. "Hims" in EI2.

Grabar, Oleg. The coinage of the Tulunids. New York, American Numismatic Society, 1957.