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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ag76, post: 3496560, member: 100584&quot;]Thank you for that detailed information, [USER=87809]@cmezner[/USER]. I did know about the tughra and how to read Arabic dates, although I admit I cannot read the Arabic script! I gave learning the Arabic alphabet a brief try some months ago and couldn&#039;t figure out the calligraphic versions found on coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the authenticity question, I found another interesting fact today. In the December 2011 Kuenker auction a 1255//8 large script 20 kurush coin was sold with a listed weight of... <b>23.2</b> grams. Well below even mine. So I think that establishes that the weight tolerances on these coins are in fact quite wide, and there is systematic variance across years and varieties.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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