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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tenacious, post: 1703474, member: 14553&quot;]In fact, after I read this thread I thought, &quot;<i>Cool. A coin that mentions Jesus. I gotta get me one!</i>&quot; But then I read up on it. It&#039;s still a cool and a rare coin. Probably the first coin ever with the name of Jesus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Islamic coins are an overlooked area of collecting for Westerners. Although I collect mainly ancient Greek, I also collect certain medieval areas of Islamic coins. But it&#039;s a hard road. Unlike for example ancient Greek or Roman coins where you can make out coin inscriptions without having to learn a new language. With Islamic coins a Westerner is starting from knowing nothing. It helps to learn a basic understanding of Arabic. At least it&#039;s easy to memorize the names and phrases and numbers for dates used on the coins in the period of time you are collecting. It isn&#039;t easy to self teach oneself Arabic. But for those who like to research it is an enjoyable challenge. You can also rely on a reputable seller&#039;s translations. But I prefer to be able to read the coins myself. But I&#039;m still working on that with a very long way to go.</p><p><br /></p><p>And Westerners usually don&#039;t get much history of Islamic countries in school. So there&#039;s no interest generated there. And I&#039;m sure the present world tensions don&#039;t help to make Islamic coins popular.</p><p><br /></p><p>But there&#039;s a lot of interesting history and numismatics associated with Islamic coins. I would suggest to other collectors they at least take a look. You might like it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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