Hello I am new here, I collect Islamic ancient coins and specialized specially in the coinage of Muslim Spain. I also collect Arabic and Scandinavian coins. I will be very pleased to help answering any questions about Islamic coins. regards.
Welcome Islamic-coins, I just added my first Islamic coin recently, an al-Walid I silver Dirhem (hopefully I spelled that right) and plan to add a few more.I might ask for your help from time to time
Islamic-coins,I am a specialist in collecting the coins & banknotes of the British Commonwealth.The Maldive Islands,Malaysia,& Pakistan are included,as is Bahawalpur & Hyderabad (which were both Indian Princely States).Bahawalpur is now part of Pakistan, but its last coins were a 1/2 Pice & a 1/4 Anna of 1940.The ruling Amir of Bahawalpur in 1947 was Al-Haj Sir Mohammed Sadiq Khan V Abbasi (1907-55).The ruling Nizam of Hyderabad in 1947 was Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan (1911-48).Hyderabad attempted to declare independence as a constitutional monarchy within the British Commonwealth,but it was forcibly incorporated into India in 1948. I have got a Zanzibari AH1299 (1882) 1 Pysa of Sultan Barghash bin Said (1870-88) as well.This is a very interesting addition to my collection.Brunei is a very interesting country to collect,as it became independent within the British Commonwealth in 1984,as it had been under British protection since 1888. Aidan.
Aidan,have you ever posted pictures of any of your coins?I'd like to see some of them. Here's a great site on early islamic coins starting in the mid 7th century. http://islamiccoins.ancients.info/ It shows all of the inscriptions with translations to English.Also,there is a link to a good Medieval coin site.
Mikjo0,I can't post photos,as I am in an Internet cafe,which does not have either a scanner or a digital camera hooked up to it. Aidan.
I am increasing hedging towards Scandinavian currency. The only Scandinavian coin i currently have is a penny of King Canute of Denmark and England, although it was struck at Thetford in England it counts since it's Anglo-Danish!
Sylvester, I KNEW you couldn't live without Canute.I was hooked when I read about him on various websites.
I don't have an Æthelred II yet. More Æthelred II coins are found in Denmark than in England despite the fact that Æthelred was the king of England only (the king of Denmark being Sweyn Forkbeard at this time, who incidentally was also the king of England very briefy). The reason for the proliferation of Anglo-Saxon coins in Denmark is because of the Danegeld, which was a tax charged to the English by the Danes. If the English paid it the Danes didn't invade for a while (in theory).
King Canute silver 1d. from England. Sylvester,what catalogue number is it in the latest Spink's catalogue? Aidan.
If i had a Spink i'd tell you, but i haven't bought a Spink since late 1992 and back then it was Seaby's! I can find the North number for it though if you'd like. I use the North catalogue for my hammered coins.
Quick Dog, From what information I can find,the earliest Islamic coins were minted around 661 AD. Here is a line or two from the above mentioned website that refers to this....... The earliest coinages and their dating are still a subject of hot debates. Some argue that the Muslims didn't strike coins in the former Byzantine domains until the reign of 'Abd al-Malik - almost half a century after they conquered the land. Others argue that the Muslims started striking coinage in the area almost immediately as they did in the former Sasanian realms. Most agree now that the truth must lie somewhere in between these two views, with a consensus that the coinage of the era is very complex and needs much more research.
