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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 25767819, member: 4910&quot;]This is a very interesting coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I became interested in Arabic coins several years ago and bought a copy of Richard Plant&#039;s book <i>Arabic Coins and How To Read Them</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I pulled out some of my notes and attempted to read the inscriptions on the Durrani coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note that some of the words and phrases have been moved around. This was sometimes acceptable for coins in the Islamic world. Also note that some believe that the word &quot;fish&quot; refers to the constellation Pisces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is what I was able to obtain:</p><p><br /></p><p>Az Qadir bi-chun (Powerful One has none like Him)</p><p>Shod [horizontal] (went)</p><p>Be-Ahmad badshah (To Ahmad the Emperor)</p><p>Hokam [horizontal] (Command)</p><p>Zan bar sim wa zar (Strike over silver and gold)</p><p>Sikkah [horizontal] (Coin)</p><p>Auj mahi ta be-mah (Height fish up to moon)</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">ازقادر بیچون</font></p><p><font size="6">شد</font></p><p><font size="6">باحمد بادشاه</font></p><p><font size="6">حکم</font></p><p><font size="6">زن بر سیم و زر از</font></p><p><font size="6">سکه</font></p><p><font size="6">اوج مای تا بماه</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Sultanat (Capital)</p><p>Dar ul, Kabul (Abode of, Kabul city)</p><p>Zarb (Minting)</p><p>Sanat [horizontal] (Year of reign)</p><p>15</p><p><font size="6"><br /></font></p><p><font size="6">السلطنت</font></p><p><font size="6">دار کابل</font></p><p><font size="6">ظرب</font></p><p><font size="6">سنه</font></p><p><font size="6">١٥</font></p><p><font size="4"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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