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Mystery Coin Of The Day

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 Posted 11/03/2014  11:42 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Medieval to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Since there is seemingly some interest in coins with various Arabic scripts, here another one:


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Before I provide more information, I'll give everyone a chance to guess or work out what it is.
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 Posted 11/04/2014  12:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
My guess...

Urtukids of Maridin ? Dirham or multiple of... Mid 13th century?
Ghazi ?
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11/04/2014 12:38 am
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 Posted 11/04/2014  12:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add chrsmat71 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
ayyubid coin I think? this one I kind of remember from the star design.
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 Posted 11/04/2014  12:55 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Medieval to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Getting close both of you but have to say a cheeky 'NO'.
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 Posted 11/04/2014  02:03 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ancientnoob to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Betchu JCMWorld knows what it is. When it comes to script there are few with his skill set.
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 Posted 11/04/2014  02:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Medieval to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
When it comes to script there are few with his skill set.


Agreed and I hope he looks at 'echizento's (likely) Golden Horde coins.
But reading the inscription alone is not the solution.
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 Posted 11/04/2014  12:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add ChrisHagen to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Kingdom of Jerusalem - imitation of Ayyubid dirham?
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I second the motion !

I really have no clue but that answer sounds really good to me
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 Posted 11/04/2014  5:45 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Medieval to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not only Kingdom of Jerusalem but otherwise 'ChrisHagen' is right.

Imitative Silver Dirhem aka Posthumous issue of Dirhem of 'Al-Zahir Ghazi of Aleppo
minted by/for crusaders 1216-1238 and 1240 - Mitchiner#2448+ / CCS94#1.
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So I was right except for the imitation part....notice I even named the guy!
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Agreed, that's why I put 'cheeky' in front of the 'NO'.
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