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<p>[QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 7945722, member: 74834"]Certainly an interesting field of collecting. Although they are often hard to read and understand - maybe just because they were only used locally. </p><p><br /></p><p>This was a particularly hard nut to crack, it is <a href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=269478" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=269478" rel="nofollow">Zeno 269478</a>, dating from 370AH = 980-981 AD. 38-41 mm, 10.07 gr.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1375964[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And this is my largest, in fact a it's my broadest coin of all, <a href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=270005" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=270005" rel="nofollow">Zeno 270005</a>, issued in Ma'dan after 363 AH = 973 AD. 45.5 mm, 10.26 gr.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1375966[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I have only 4 multiples, a.o. this imitation in slightly smaller format. It's in better condition, maybe also better silver and better technique, although dubbed a contemporary 'local imitation'. It's <a href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=185763" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=185763" rel="nofollow">Zeno 185763</a>, a pity that it has drawn no learned comments on Zeno, so far. Nuh II (or III) bin Mansur (976-997), no date. 38 mm, 6.45 gr. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1375967[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In fact I prefer the smaller dirhams and other coins of the Samanids, for they are (often) much better in calligraphy and minting technique, and also easier to read and interpret. Here are some favorites:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1375968[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><i>AR dirham Samanids, Ismail b. Ahmad (892-907), dated 291 = 904. Mint Balkh. 27 mm, 2.85 gr. Splendid style. Album 1443. Zeno <a href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=47057" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=47057" rel="nofollow">47057</a>. </i></p><p><br /></p><p>And a copper coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1375969[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><i>AE fals Samanids. Abd al-Malik I b. Nuh. + Ashath b. Muhammad. Mint Quba 349 AH = 960 AD. Obv. Three concentric circles, in the second the Kalima, in the centre, a cruciform monogram formed from 4 x the name Muhammad, the centre ringlet being the first M! 26.5 mm, 3.16 gr. Zeno <a href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=69828" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=69828" rel="nofollow">69828</a>. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pellinore, post: 7945722, member: 74834"]Certainly an interesting field of collecting. Although they are often hard to read and understand - maybe just because they were only used locally. This was a particularly hard nut to crack, it is [URL='https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=269478']Zeno 269478[/URL], dating from 370AH = 980-981 AD. 38-41 mm, 10.07 gr. [ATTACH=full]1375964[/ATTACH] And this is my largest, in fact a it's my broadest coin of all, [URL='https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=270005']Zeno 270005[/URL], issued in Ma'dan after 363 AH = 973 AD. 45.5 mm, 10.26 gr. [ATTACH=full]1375966[/ATTACH] I have only 4 multiples, a.o. this imitation in slightly smaller format. It's in better condition, maybe also better silver and better technique, although dubbed a contemporary 'local imitation'. It's [URL='https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=185763']Zeno 185763[/URL], a pity that it has drawn no learned comments on Zeno, so far. Nuh II (or III) bin Mansur (976-997), no date. 38 mm, 6.45 gr. [ATTACH=full]1375967[/ATTACH] In fact I prefer the smaller dirhams and other coins of the Samanids, for they are (often) much better in calligraphy and minting technique, and also easier to read and interpret. Here are some favorites: [ATTACH=full]1375968[/ATTACH] [I]AR dirham Samanids, Ismail b. Ahmad (892-907), dated 291 = 904. Mint Balkh. 27 mm, 2.85 gr. Splendid style. Album 1443. Zeno [URL='https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=47057']47057[/URL]. [/I] [I][/I] And a copper coin: [ATTACH=full]1375969[/ATTACH] [I]AE fals Samanids. Abd al-Malik I b. Nuh. + Ashath b. Muhammad. Mint Quba 349 AH = 960 AD. Obv. Three concentric circles, in the second the Kalima, in the centre, a cruciform monogram formed from 4 x the name Muhammad, the centre ringlet being the first M! 26.5 mm, 3.16 gr. Zeno [URL='https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=69828']69828[/URL]. [/I][/QUOTE]
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