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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rexesq, post: 1414011, member: 5739&quot;]<b>Abbasids al-Mahdi AR Drachm, mint question...</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I was hoping someone could tell me some more info about this coin.... I am new to this area of numismatics..... I know it is from the time of al-Mahdi (775 - 785 AD ) the Caliph of Baghdad.... Was it struck there? I am not familiar with the mints used by the Abassids or their manner of marking coins..... I also notice on one side there are 5 dots in two rows on top of one another at the bottom, three dots in the top row, two dots in the row below..... does this have anything to do with the date? regnal year or something? I was told it was from AH 163.... I was also told it was in quite good condition. My coin knowledge kinda stops around the mid 4th century AD in the time of Constantine and his sons, then resumes around the late 16th century ... So any info on this specific coin and/or the coinage of the Abbasids would be enlightening and greatly appreciated, specifically where this coin was struck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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