Need Help Id'ing This Medal Or Token (Id: 8th Century Umayyad Dirham)

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joewobblie Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 09/15/2023 3:52 pm I can't even figure out how to orient this piece. It is 25 mm wide and weighs .097 ounces. Nonmagnetic. Feels like tin. Thanks in advance for any response. Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24993 Posts	Posted 09/15/2023 4:08 pm This may be it. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/...bd-al-malik/ Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
joewobblie Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 09/15/2023 6:21 pm Thanks Hondo - I took the info you found to Numista and found quite a few that may be the same - I had no idea where to start but now have some more research to do! Much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/15/2023 7:58 pm @joe, your top picture is upside down. If you are going to dip your toe into the coins of the Umayyad Dynasty and can't read Kufic (like me), then this is the book for you: https://www.amazon.com/Arabic-Coins...p/0900652381 It should cost about the same as one of these pieces and is well worth the investment to help you with your research. "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
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 09/15/2023 10:31 pm Umayyad, temp. Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik, AH 105-125/ AD 724-743, anonymous AR dirham, Wasit mint, dated AH 121. Album 137. You can download the most recent (3rd) edition of Steve Album's Checklist of Islamic Coins as a free pdf at the author's website https://db.stevealbum.com/php/home.php. Print versions are also available. The great advantage of the pdf is that it's searchable. Report this Post to the Staff
joewobblie Valued Member United States 238 Posts	Posted 09/16/2023 09:21 am Thanks for all the helpful responses - a very interesting new area for me! Report this Post to the Staff
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