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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 5352023, member: 81887&quot;]Just wanted to add my agreement with the OP&#039;s reading, and to thank everyone contributing.&nbsp; I also have used Plant to try and read Islamic coins, it definitely helps a lot but even with the help I often have trouble.&nbsp; But it feels so satisfying when you successfully decipher the inscription!&nbsp; Here&#039;s a Saffarid dirham I was able to (mostly) transliterate and translate, with help from Plant and elsewhere:</p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/show-me-a-coin-with-character-s.366575/#post-4859122" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/show-me-a-coin-with-character-s.366575/#post-4859122">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/show-me-a-coin-with-character-s.366575/#post-4859122</a></p><p>And if you ever feel that Kufic Arabic isn&#039;t challenging enough, try reading the Pahlavi script of Middle Persian used on Sasanian coins.&nbsp; Now that&#039;s a good way to feel humble.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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