ANCIENT - NumisChallenge - Why this ?

Many of you that follow my posts know I love chunky. I love the old Greek coins and a few of the Roman guys. :hail:

I challenge you all to tell me why I would buy a super tiny medieval Islam coin (that wasn't really cheap). I what about this coin makes it special? Why would I travel so far out of my collection sphere for a seemingly uninteresting tiny ragged Islamic coin? What is it? Where is it from? Why is it interesting? I will review to the answer to you all, but first I challenge you to tell me what's so special about this particular coin. :devil:

I welcome all guess and conjecture. Maybe one of the eastern collectors or numismatic pros will know the answer.

 

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You found a Muslim mistress?

 

NO but thats a pretty good reason I would say?

Ill give you a clue - an unusual name appears on the coin- and this coin is actually high grade!

 

Anyone else?

 

it says 'ancientnoob' in arabic ?

 

Close, I only use my AN monogram at the Chach mint.


I give it a little longer before I spill the beans....

 

The star and the crescent were in the right quadrant? Man, I have no idea.

 

I'm sorry. All I've got is mistress. I haven't studied Islamic coins. I find them boring. :yawning:

 

bcoz it has mohammed's name on it ?

 

OK Ill tell ya what it is...

"Quality and Very Rare Silver Qanhari dirham of the Amirs of Sind...

dated 9th-11th century

11 mm x 0.48 g

 

Very close - but they all have Mohammed's name on it!

 

To a frog, another frog appears interesting.

 

Frenchman?

 

Mais oui

 

This kind of thing would be almost impossible to guess. I'll take a stab that the name of Jesus appears on this coin.

 

The coin features the name of someone who is considered a major prophet in the Koran.

 

My Arabic's a bit rusty.

 

Bravo Kentucky! Bravo!

 

It reads:
Billah yathiqu Isa' wa bihi yantasir
Illah Muhammed rasul Allah al Amir Isa,
which translates to:
In God trusts Jesus and through him Victorious
In God Mohamed is the messenger of Allah, Jesus

P.S. Interesting coin! I think I found your purchase point

 

The inscription reads "In God trusts Jesus and through him the victorious / In God Mohamed is the messenger of Allah, Jesus" in Arabic spread on both sides.