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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 8282023, member: 81887&quot;]I posted this not long after I joined, but most who were around then have probably forgotten it, and we have many new members since then, so please enjoy a truly remarkable numismatic specimen.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462804[/ATTACH] </p><p>Sultanate of Uqbar. Invisible dirham. Sultan Kadhbat &#039;Abril (c. 1170- 1140 AD). Obverse: Bust of sultan facing, one eye closed, tongue out. Reverse: Entire text of Shah-Nameh. 31.437316482 mm, 3.14159 g. Apgar score: 8. Moh hardness: 7.&nbsp; Erdos number: 2.&nbsp; Bechdel test: fails.&nbsp; Degrees of Kevin Bacon: 5.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The history of Uqbar is too well-known to require explanation here. However, these invisible dirhams are worthy of note. They were issued by the notorious Mad Sultan, Kadhbat &#039;Abril, who wanted to make it easy for the wealthy to hide their coins in plain sight. However, the coins proved unpopular when both merchants and customers found it impossible to tell when they had been short-changed.&nbsp; There are several contemporaneous references to these coins in the writings of Abdul Al-Hazred, but little use has been made of this resource due to the inaccessibility of his works.&nbsp; An article on the series by Dr. Avril Poisson is due to be published in the next issue of Numismatic HindQuarterly. </p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your April 1 coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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