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<p>[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4178491, member: 85693"]Interesting thread. Just over the past year or so I sometimes feel pretty proud of myself when I glance at a Greek AE picture and think - "Ah ha! Thessaly!" or "Seleucid something-or-other!" Which is to say I have a vague idea of what I am looking at when it comes to the common stuff. Two years ago they were all "Greek to me." </p><p><br /></p><p>But my ignorance remains almost totally intact when it comes to Islamic coins. From time to time I get lots mixed in with Byzantine/Roman stuff and as much as I like looking at the Islamic material, I find it very hard to attribute. The language/alphabet barrier is a high one for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here's an example - bought because of the 2 countermarks. The Constantius II was relatively easy to ID - but those Islamic AE's are in my "to do" box. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1075079[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marsyas Mike, post: 4178491, member: 85693"]Interesting thread. Just over the past year or so I sometimes feel pretty proud of myself when I glance at a Greek AE picture and think - "Ah ha! Thessaly!" or "Seleucid something-or-other!" Which is to say I have a vague idea of what I am looking at when it comes to the common stuff. Two years ago they were all "Greek to me." But my ignorance remains almost totally intact when it comes to Islamic coins. From time to time I get lots mixed in with Byzantine/Roman stuff and as much as I like looking at the Islamic material, I find it very hard to attribute. The language/alphabet barrier is a high one for me. Here's an example - bought because of the 2 countermarks. The Constantius II was relatively easy to ID - but those Islamic AE's are in my "to do" box. [ATTACH=full]1075079[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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