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LordWrathbone Valued Member United States 124 Posts	Posted 01/17/2016 6:16 pm I can't ID this exact coin, don't have experience with ancient coinage. Can I get some help with this please? Also, what do you think about a little acetone on this guy? Sorry about the graininess, was having trouble getting a good pic. Thanks! Edited by LordWrathbone 01/17/2016 6:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/17/2016 6:55 pm Not my area, but it does bear much similarity to Abbasid Al-Mahdi issues, such as: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/lo...Default.aspx https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/sp...Default.aspx Report this Post to the Staff
LordWrathbone Valued Member United States 124 Posts	Posted 01/17/2016 7:19 pm It sure does! Does every line have to look exactly the same to call it a match? Or would it be safe to say that's it? because there are slight differences there... Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/17/2016 7:37 pm Well, the second link (to the Sphinx coin) includes the Arabic legends in the description. Using the translation function on my browser, I see the last line of the reverse legend reads as "Caliph al-Mahdi." That same line seems to match the script on your coin, so I think it's a good assumption that it's from the reign of Al-Mahdi. Hopefully someone with more knowledge of these issues will contribute to the thread. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 01/17/2016 7:59 pm I'm super rusty with my arabic, but yes I'm quite sure that you've got a coin from al-Mahdi. That would make it an Album 215.1. I'm having trouble identifying the mint, but you've got your attribution. Also, your coin seems to be a bit more granular than most I think, especially on the reverse. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
LordWrathbone Valued Member United States 124 Posts	Posted 01/17/2016 8:30 pm In hand it's not so grainy, I'll try to do a better pic but for some reason I'm having a lot of trouble with it. Would acetone be out of order for a coin like this? Maybe that would help? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/17/2016 8:47 pm I don't know a lot about this type so I'm probably wrong, but it looks more like al-Hadi the ruler after al-Mahdi. Report this Post to the Staff
LordWrathbone Valued Member United States 124 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 7:58 pm Got a new one, different ruler? The side not shown is the same as on the other coin. Edited by LordWrathbone 01/31/2016 7:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 01/31/2016 8:13 pm Harun Al-Rashid?: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/sp...Default.aspx Edited by Kamnaskires 01/31/2016 8:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
LordWrathbone Valued Member United States 124 Posts	Posted 02/03/2016 2:00 pm Thanks for the lead Bob! Report this Post to the Staff
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