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<p>[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 2259198, member: 75482"]The prototype is a dirham of the Samanid emir Mansur I bin Nuh (961-976). While I understand that some may find a superficial resemblance to Spanish or North African calligraphy, the resemblance really is only superficial. The so-called "pseudo" inscription on the Hungarian coin is not simply a collection of kuficesque squiggles. It is reasonably legible! The central reverse field is the same on both the <a href="http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=112991" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=112991" rel="nofollow">Samanid prototype</a> (courtesy zeno.ru) and the Hungarian imitation: <i>Muhammad / rassul Allah / al-Muti' billah / Mansur/ bin Nuh. </i>On the image below I have reproduced twice the samanid reverse and on the right, drawn in red portions of the names of the caliph and the emir in a hand similar to that found on the Hungarian coin. While those unfamiliar with kufic inscriptions may find this all very difficult, the name Mansur should be easy to find on both. <img src="https://dfpfmltq984k.cloudfront.net/product_image/159/6/6/6MjoNZ9cX7sPtE37QQf4o8JAPB2eW5.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 2259198, member: 75482"]The prototype is a dirham of the Samanid emir Mansur I bin Nuh (961-976). While I understand that some may find a superficial resemblance to Spanish or North African calligraphy, the resemblance really is only superficial. The so-called "pseudo" inscription on the Hungarian coin is not simply a collection of kuficesque squiggles. It is reasonably legible! The central reverse field is the same on both the [URL='http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=112991']Samanid prototype[/URL] (courtesy zeno.ru) and the Hungarian imitation: [I]Muhammad / rassul Allah / al-Muti' billah / Mansur/ bin Nuh. [/I]On the image below I have reproduced twice the samanid reverse and on the right, drawn in red portions of the names of the caliph and the emir in a hand similar to that found on the Hungarian coin. While those unfamiliar with kufic inscriptions may find this all very difficult, the name Mansur should be easy to find on both. [IMG]https://dfpfmltq984k.cloudfront.net/product_image/159/6/6/6MjoNZ9cX7sPtE37QQf4o8JAPB2eW5.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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