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chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4981 Posts	Posted 05/22/2013 7:12 pm this isn't really an ancient coin, it's medieval, but I thought you all may find it of interest still... Artuquid coin Nashir al-Din Artuq Arlsan 1201-1239 ad ae dirham O: male face r: 5 lines Kufic script 20mm 5.3g Report this Post to the Staff

Doucet Pillar of the Community United States 1315 Posts	Posted 05/22/2013 7:53 pm That's a neat coin. I like the portrait style. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/22/2013 9:04 pm Interesting looking coin. Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 05/22/2013 9:04 pm Spengler & Sayles Type 40 Obv. Helios Rev. 5 line legend citing Caliph al-Nasr and Ayyubid overlord al-Adil 596-637 H If the weight is around 6g then it's a half "dirhem" Nice one. I like the Artuquid pictoral coins. Have a few myself. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4981 Posts	Posted 05/22/2013 9:44 pm thanks for that info jcm. I love the style of the artuqid coins, feel free to post some here if you want...i'd like to see them. Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 05/22/2013 10:23 pm They are wonderful coins indeed. I'll post some of mine soon. Working on getting the website up to speed right now. Doing all the coding myself, very tedious. Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 05/22/2013 11:12 pm Interesting how an early Islamic coin had a portrait--when that was generally prohibited in the Islamic world. It almost looks like some Greek influence, I can almost imaging a portrait of Apollo or Helios. Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 05/23/2013 12:45 am According to the Koran only gold and silver are "money." The prohibition on having portraits only applied to silver and gold. Bronze/copper was not considered "money" but rather functioned as sort of a token for small transactions. The prohibition did not apply to bronze/copper. The Artuqids and Zengids had whole series based on classical numismatic designs from the Greeks, Romans and Byzantines. Report this Post to the Staff
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