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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2125513, member: 44140&quot;]I came upon this Almohad Dirham on sale on the &#039;bay. I was not looking into picking up this type but here we are. The more I look at it the more entertaining the script is.&nbsp; The coin is mint-less and dateless and I was wondering if there is away to more precisely narrow down the mint region based on the calligraphy? It seems that many of these mints have there own take on the legend. Can any</p><p>one say anything more about this particular specimen. I have no experience in this coinage but the script demonstrates a high level of skill in its execution. Chronologically is this earlier in the series? Is this legend actually readable is it &quot;blundered?&quot;</p><p>These are sometimes marketed as coins of La Reconquista. I am pretty sure there was some conquisting going on at this time. The coins circulated throughout the Sahara and France and Spain until Islamic coinage was banned by the Pope.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]403643[/ATTACH]</p><p>Almohad Caliphate</p><p>(Muwahid)</p><p>Islamic Iberia and North Africa</p><p>AR Dirham AH 524- 640 (AD 1156- 1272)</p><p>13.8 mm x 14.0 mm, 1.40 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]403642[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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