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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4616577, member: 96898"]An interesting coin and a very informative write-up! Thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>My only two related coins are from the Nasrid dynasty, a short-lived and less powerful branch of the Saffarids (though there might be debate about the exact relation) that took over in Sistan between the collapse of Ghaznavid rule and the Mongol invasion. By this time, their coins were mostly copper:</p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1143328[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Nasrid Dynasty of Sistan (also known as the Saffarids of Sistan or Maliks of Nimruz), under Taj al-Din Harb, citing caliph al-Nasir, AE/BI jital, 1167–1215 AD, Sistan mint. Obv: "harb" in circle; partially struck legend in margin. Rev: "[unclear word]/ la illah illa / muhammad rasul / al-nasir ud-din / muhammad." 14.5 mm, 2.96g. Ref: Tye 123, Album 1427.1.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1143331[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Nasrid Dynasty of Sistan (Khwarezmian vassals, also known as the Saffarids of Sistan or Maliks of Nimruz), under Taj al-Din Harb, AE/BI jital, 1167–1215 AD, Sistan mint. Obv: legend in diamond. Rev: legend in four lines. (Citing the Khwarezmian Shah Muhammad II and Caliph al-Nasir.) 17mm, 2.40g. Ref: Tye 125, A1427.2. Ex Allen G. Berman.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4616577, member: 96898"]An interesting coin and a very informative write-up! Thanks. My only two related coins are from the Nasrid dynasty, a short-lived and less powerful branch of the Saffarids (though there might be debate about the exact relation) that took over in Sistan between the collapse of Ghaznavid rule and the Mongol invasion. By this time, their coins were mostly copper: [SIZE=3] [ATTACH=full]1143328[/ATTACH] Nasrid Dynasty of Sistan (also known as the Saffarids of Sistan or Maliks of Nimruz), under Taj al-Din Harb, citing caliph al-Nasir, AE/BI jital, 1167–1215 AD, Sistan mint. Obv: "harb" in circle; partially struck legend in margin. Rev: "[unclear word]/ la illah illa / muhammad rasul / al-nasir ud-din / muhammad." 14.5 mm, 2.96g. Ref: Tye 123, Album 1427.1. [ATTACH=full]1143331[/ATTACH] Nasrid Dynasty of Sistan (Khwarezmian vassals, also known as the Saffarids of Sistan or Maliks of Nimruz), under Taj al-Din Harb, AE/BI jital, 1167–1215 AD, Sistan mint. Obv: legend in diamond. Rev: legend in four lines. (Citing the Khwarezmian Shah Muhammad II and Caliph al-Nasir.) 17mm, 2.40g. Ref: Tye 125, A1427.2. Ex Allen G. Berman.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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