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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;7Calbrey, post: 2031192, member: 38412&quot;]JA.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think it&#039;s a Dirham, I can read that. I also guess I can read&nbsp; Kerbala ( a well known sacred city in Iraq).The coin includes many verses of the Holy Koran. It is admitted that the first Islamic coin in History was gold and struck under Umayyad Calif Abdul Malek Ben Marwan. He reigned from year 61 A.H till 86 A.H.&nbsp; The coin weighs 2.9 g. Diameter : 27 mm.&nbsp; It is dated 97 A.H</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Before Abdul Malek , Arab coinage was almost mixed with the Sasanians or whatever country or city they invaded. Watch this coin which is a Byzantine follis but counter stamped in the Arabic language with the word &quot; Homs &quot; a city in Syria that is crossed by the river Orontes. This city was formerly known as Emesa.[ATTACH=full]369652[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]369653[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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