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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BenSi, post: 5576645, member: 95174&quot;]I won this at auction at the beginning of the year, it arrived today. The coin is based on Constantine the Great solidus, the even left VICTORIA CONSTANTINI AVG on the obverse.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nice large sized Bronze. 32mm</p><p><br /></p><p>This series of Islamic coins has been very addictive for me, many of the examples have beautiful art unlike anything before and others like this show a direct link to Roman and Byzantine coinage. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1241569[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>ISLAMIC. Anatolia &amp; al-Jazira</b> (Post-Seljuk). Artuqids (Kayfa &amp; Amid). Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan (AH 543-570 / AD 1148-1174). Ae Dirham.</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv: Victory advancing right, holding tablet.</p><p>Rev: Name, title, and genealogy of Fakhr al-Din Qara Arslan in four lines and outer margins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whelan Type V, 127-8; S&amp;S Type 3; Album 1820.3; ICV 1175.</p><p><br /></p><p>Weight: 10.81 g.</p><p>Diameter: 32 mm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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