Islamic coin?

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Exxel, Jan 15, 2009.

  1. Exxel

    Exxel Junior Member

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    The description for this coin was: ar-Râdî billâh, 322-329 H./934-940 AD.. Donative dirham no date and mint, struck as a centre impression of dies for double dirhams 325 H.
    Is it a correct information? Because I can't find any Abbasids coin with such centre. :(
    Does anybody know where to find a photo of ar-Radi's dirhams?
     
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  3. De Orc

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  4. acanthite

    acanthite ALIIS DIVES

    The following page has a number of dirhams from Ahmad ar-Radi, but none are donative and do not show the style of script on your piece:

    http://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=3049

    The only donative dirham picture I could find is from al-Muqtadir (AH 295-320), the obverse of which is very similar to yours in style and layout (ignoring the outer inscription), but with Muqtadir's name on the second line instead of Radi.

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  5. Exxel

    Exxel Junior Member

    Thank you for the answers!
    Can anybody help to read what is written on this donative coin?
     
  6. acanthite

    acanthite ALIIS DIVES

    The writing has no diacritical marks, but I'm guessing the following:

    OBV:
    lillah (for Allah)
    ar-Radi (ar-Radi)
    billah (in the name of Allah)

    REV:
    amir
    al-mu/
    minin

    all three reverse lines would translate as: commander of the faithful
     
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