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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 8487140, member: 26302&quot;]Yes sir, they are very similar since this was when the Arabs were taking over sections of the Byzantine empire and then striking imitation coins for the local population. I admit I am not the greatest in differentiating, but there was enough about the two coins for me to guess yours was an official issue, and [USER=15481]@svessien[/USER] is the Arab derivative. I usually look at the bottom legend of the reverse as usually the first telling sign. It is very difficult in this time period to differentiate between official issues, Arab derivatives, and simply contemporaneous copies, especially since the official issues were so crudely struck themselves. I would be willing to be corrected by someone with a stronger opinion, but still believe yours to be an official issue sir.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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