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<p>[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 4868754, member: 74799"]Some Christian coins might seem foreign, if you can't read the legends or are not sure of the origin of a coin. Can you post any? I'll start with the following coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Georgia: Giorgi IV Lasha (1208-1223) AE unit (Kap-66; Bennett-179) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Design of six knots surrounding two-line central Mtavruli legend: ႢႨႻႤ / ႧႫႰႱႠ (<i>Giorgi son of Tamar</i>). Outside of knot design, circular Mtavruli legend: † ႱႾႤႪႨႧႠ ႶႧႠ ႨႵႬ ႽႤႣႠ ႥႺႾႪႱ ႠႫႱ ႵႩႱ ჃႪ († <i>In the name of God, this coin was struck in the year 430 of the koronikon</i>)</p><p><br /></p><p>Rev: Central four-line Arabic inscription:</p><p><br /></p><p>ملك الملوك (<i>The King of kings,</i>)</p><p>جلال الدنيا و الدين (<i>Glory of the world and faith,</i>)</p><p>كيوركى بن تامار (<i>Giorgi, son of Tamar,</i>)</p><p>حسام المسيح (<i>sword of the Messiah</i>)</p><p><br /></p><p>Marginal Persian legend: بنام خداى پاك اين سيمرا زده اند بتاريح چهار صی وسی سال (<i>In the name of God most pure, this coin was struck in the year 430</i>)</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Bennett-179.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Quant.Geek, post: 4868754, member: 74799"]Some Christian coins might seem foreign, if you can't read the legends or are not sure of the origin of a coin. Can you post any? I'll start with the following coin: [B]Georgia: Giorgi IV Lasha (1208-1223) AE unit (Kap-66; Bennett-179) [/B] Obv: Design of six knots surrounding two-line central Mtavruli legend: ႢႨႻႤ / ႧႫႰႱႠ ([I]Giorgi son of Tamar[/I]). Outside of knot design, circular Mtavruli legend: † ႱႾႤႪႨႧႠ ႶႧႠ ႨႵႬ ႽႤႣႠ ႥႺႾႪႱ ႠႫႱ ႵႩႱ ჃႪ († [I]In the name of God, this coin was struck in the year 430 of the koronikon[/I]) Rev: Central four-line Arabic inscription: ملك الملوك ([I]The King of kings,[/I]) جلال الدنيا و الدين ([I]Glory of the world and faith,[/I]) كيوركى بن تامار ([I]Giorgi, son of Tamar,[/I]) حسام المسيح ([I]sword of the Messiah[/I]) Marginal Persian legend: بنام خداى پاك اين سيمرا زده اند بتاريح چهار صی وسی سال ([I]In the name of God most pure, this coin was struck in the year 430[/I]) [img]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/Bennett-179.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
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