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<p>[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 7967774, member: 75482"]#1 is the Seated Emperor type, Damascus, Greek legends only. Album 3511.1. The letters in the exergue are actually the mint signature, ΔΑΜ.</p><p><br /></p><p>#2 as described in the op, Album 3509.1.</p><p><br /></p><p>#3 is a very rare type without mint name, assigned to 'Amman in Jordan on the basis of style. The obverse legend consists of the name and titles of 'Abd al-Malik. The reverse inscription is the Kalima. SICA-1, 716; not in Album.</p><p><br /></p><p>#4 is a product of what is known as the "Pseudo-Damascus" mint, probably located in Jordan. Products of this mint are characterized by lots of extra dots and squiggles. Cf. Album 3522.1.</p><p><br /></p><p>#5 is a bilingual issue of Tiberias / Tabariyya with the mint name in Greek to the left of the M and in Arabic to the right. Album 3512.</p><p><br /></p><p>(I had already typed most of this before I saw the preceding post)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 7967774, member: 75482"]#1 is the Seated Emperor type, Damascus, Greek legends only. Album 3511.1. The letters in the exergue are actually the mint signature, ΔΑΜ. #2 as described in the op, Album 3509.1. #3 is a very rare type without mint name, assigned to 'Amman in Jordan on the basis of style. The obverse legend consists of the name and titles of 'Abd al-Malik. The reverse inscription is the Kalima. SICA-1, 716; not in Album. #4 is a product of what is known as the "Pseudo-Damascus" mint, probably located in Jordan. Products of this mint are characterized by lots of extra dots and squiggles. Cf. Album 3522.1. #5 is a bilingual issue of Tiberias / Tabariyya with the mint name in Greek to the left of the M and in Arabic to the right. Album 3512. (I had already typed most of this before I saw the preceding post)[/QUOTE]
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