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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 5348745, member: 84744&quot;]My favourites are the Buwayhid dirham (neat design, important ruler), the Kakuyid dinar, and the dragon dinar.&nbsp; That dragon is awesome!&nbsp; I wasn&#039;t aware of the female sultans of Aceh, added to The List! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>No Islamic coins made my top 10 this year, but here are a couple I like:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1226648[/ATTACH] </p><p>Tahirids: Tahir I ibn al-Husayn, AR dirham (27 mm, 2.92 g), Tahirid revolt issue, citing Tahir I ibn al-Husayn as Dhu&#039;l-Yaminayn (&#039;possesor of two right hands&#039; in Kufic) and the governor al-Shukr ibn Ibrahim. Herat, AH 206 = AD 821/822. SICA III, 2071. Rare.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1226649[/ATTACH] </p><p>Zangids (Syria): al-Malik al-Salih Isma&#039;il AE fals (21 mm, 3.09 g), Halab. Diademed Roman style bust to right; around, legend in Kufic bearing the mint-name and the AH date. Rev. &#039;Lillah / al-Mustadi bi-Amr- / Amir al-Mu&#039;minin / al-Malik al-Salih / Ismai&#039;il&#039; in Kufic in five lines. SICA VI, 845. Spengler &amp; Sayles 76.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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