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Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 05/18/2015 7:07 pm I picked up these five ancient/medieval Arabic coins from a dealer's junk bin. Number 3 is supposedly North African, but I am not sure. Can anyone tell me anything about these? Coin 1- AR, 6.28 g, 25 mm. Appears almost to have been struck on native silver rather than a prepared flan due to the shape and cracked appearance of the surface. Edge detail. Coin 2- AR, 1.42 g, 16 mm. Coin 3- AR, 1.49 g, 15 mm across, 22.5 mm diagonal. Square. Coin 4- AE, 4.59 g, 22 mm. Coin 5- AE, 4.89 g, 20.5 mm. Same as no. 4. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

Athalbert Pillar of the Community Spain 629 Posts	Posted 05/19/2015 5:56 pm Nº 3 is a almohadian dirhem Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 05/19/2015 6:16 pm yeah, athalbert has nailed 3 for sure. the last may be a qarakhanid coin? Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 05/19/2015 6:18 pm Thank you, Athalbert. I just found this article online; I believe that it matches up with the first coin in the article, although mine is in significantly poorer condition. https://www.academia.edu/2389533/Tw...lmohad_Coins Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 05/19/2015 6:31 pm chrsmat71, I just looked up Qarakhanid coinage, and although I don't know about 4&5 (you're probably right) I am fairly certain that no. 1 comes from this dynasty. https://qarakhanid.wordpress.com/ Edited by Numisma 05/19/2015 6:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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