Could Did Be A Silver Dirham Of Saladin

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D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 08/21/2009 2:22 pm In my research I have found this example of a silver dirham of Saladin that my coin is similiar to. I have not been able to find any more info and any help such as date, history or exactly what my coin is etc would be appreciated. My coin is the first 3 pictures and the 4 picture is of the silver dirham of Saladin in the British Museum. Thank you in advance. Moved to World Coin forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1840 Posts	Posted 08/21/2009 4:31 pm Try searching the various auction sites and online stores: http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/sphin...090502030900 Edited by snowman 08/21/2009 4:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 08/21/2009 5:27 pm snowman, thanks so much Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 08/21/2009 9:49 pm Your coin isn't from Saladin, but it is a "star dirham" of one of his predecessors of the Artuqid dynasty. The Artuqids were a Turkic dynasty based in Mardin, now in southeastern Turkey near the border with Syria and Iraq. Your coin is in the name of Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan and was struck in the nearby town of Dunaysir (now Kiziltepe) in the year 628 Islamic calendar (= AD 1231-1232). This coin is a very close match, though it was struck in 627 instead. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
D Pillar of the Community Canada 899 Posts	Posted 08/21/2009 11:47 pm sap,your knowledge is greatly appreciated as now I know what I have. Thank you very much... Report this Post to the Staff
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