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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 188356, member: 6647&quot;]I would very much like to see a website like the one you propose.&nbsp; Three things that would be great to see on such a site:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1)&nbsp; Pictures of the coins.&nbsp; I understand you say this could be difficult, but its difficult to grasp coin descriptions without a visual.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2)&nbsp; Geographic reference.&nbsp; I find Indian history a bit disorienting graphically, because so much is happening, and overlapping, within a restricted geographical area.&nbsp; It would be great to have some maps.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3)&nbsp; Translations, as you propose above.&nbsp; I&#039;ve tried translating various Indian dialects on the coins I have, its a bit daunting.&nbsp; For example I can&#039;t make out the line of non-Arabic script on my avatar (tanka from Islam Shah (1545-1552AD)).&nbsp; Arabic is not that difficult in theory to read, but many letters have four different forms depending on where they sit in the word, short vowels are not written, and often words are crammed in at odd angles.&nbsp; Its more a task of recognizing patterns, for example the words &#039;shah&#039; and &#039;mohammed&#039; become clear after seeing them enough times, even though the word itself might look highly abreviated.&nbsp; I have variable success at translating Arabic on these coins.&nbsp; Giladzuc makes rather quick work of it, I&#039;ve noticed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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