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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 132837, member: 283&quot;]Well, your question is a bit like asking `how long is a piece of string&#039;. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I either recognise what is in front of me, or i don&#039;t. If i don&#039;t I refer to whatever books i have to see if they can help. If they don&#039;t....I ask around.</p><p><br /></p><p>Numbers in arabic or pashtu&nbsp; or any other language are just `patterns&#039; after all. If you recognise them you recognise them. if you don&#039;t it&#039;s handy to have a reference source.....</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t have all that many coins from the reign of Madho Sing II. He&#039;s a bit `modern&#039; for me. If you have a copy of Krause Mischler, it provides assistance with some scripts like mint names and rulers / shahs. What the scripts look like on the coins (as opposed to on paper) are often pretty abstract. Its an education in itself deciphering them!</p><p><br /></p><p>The main script that appears on early arabic Indian coins is usually `there is but one god, and his name is Allah&#039; or similar.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a number of early coins from the Khilji&#039;s and early Sultans of delhi etcetera. Some of the language is Farsi as opposed to arabic. I had difficulty with these.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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