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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 8263928, member: 74799&quot;]That is a very nice one! Getting these irregular fals is always tricky as there are hundreds of fakes out there.&nbsp; I have one from Queen Tamar that I will dig out. In the meantime:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Georgia: Queen Rusudan (1223-1245) AE fals (Lang-13; Langlois-30)</b></p><p>Obv: In center; Asomtavruli ႰႱႬ (<i>RSN</i>), standing for RuSudaNi, surmounted by the queen’s monogram being a part of the ornamental device. Surrounded by a linear border. Asomtavruli characters ႵႩႬჃႫႦ (<i>K’KNUMZ</i>, standing for the date formula K’oroniKoN UMZ, i.e. 447, which corresponds to 1227, the frozen date) are placed into the right, bottom and left compartments between the ornamental device and the linear border</p><p>Rev: Name and titles of Rusudan in Arabic in four lines across field surrounded by a beaded or a linear border;</p><p><br /></p><p>الملكة الملوك والملكات; Queen of Kings and Queens</p><p>جلال الدنيا والدين; Glory of the World, Kingdom and Faith</p><p>روسدان بنت تامار ظهير المسح; Rusudan, daughter of Tamar, Champion of the Messiah</p><p>عزالله انصاره; May God increase [her] victories</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Lang-13.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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