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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2833953, member: 19463&quot;]I bid on several coins in the FSR auction but all the exceptional coins went well over my level.&nbsp; Today&#039;s mail brought the lower priced items from my bids.&nbsp; I have always wanted one of these even though I really do not collect Islamic coins and this is especially Islamic compared to its peer group. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]668668[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>ARAB-SASANIAN. Tabaristan. Sulayman. 787-789 AD. AR Hemidrachm Sasanian style bust right with face replaced by rhomboid bearing the Arabic word bakh;&nbsp; / Fire altar flanked by attendants </p><p><br /></p><p>Sulayman felt it necessary to adhere to the Islamic prohibition against portraiture and replaced the Sasanian face with a geometric shape.&nbsp; The rhombus still wears the crown, jewelry and robes.&nbsp; Only the face was deleted.&nbsp; I still need to research the date/mint details.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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