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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2489653, member: 76194"]Agreed, compared to my other Islamic coins, this one has the nicest script. It seems to have a touch of styling, and is not as cold as the later ones I have.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the lettering seems to be done with more care, and as a result look crispier.</p><p><br /></p><p>Compare them yourself!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]526758[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>VS</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]526757[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]526756[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]526759[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse do seem repetitious despite the 500 years difference between the oldest and youngest of these coins...they all don't want you to forget that <b>"There is no God but Allah."</b> If you ask me, I doubt any Muslim would forget that, so if I had been a Muslim Caliph I would have been tempted to ditch the obvious slogan and go for a cooler message such as <b>"There is no cooler Caliph than Sallent."</b> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> or maybe <b>"There is no more handsome and virile Caliph than Sallent"</b> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":wideyed:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2489653, member: 76194"]Agreed, compared to my other Islamic coins, this one has the nicest script. It seems to have a touch of styling, and is not as cold as the later ones I have. Also, the lettering seems to be done with more care, and as a result look crispier. Compare them yourself! [ATTACH=full]526758[/ATTACH] VS [ATTACH=full]526757[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]526756[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]526759[/ATTACH] The obverse do seem repetitious despite the 500 years difference between the oldest and youngest of these coins...they all don't want you to forget that [B]"There is no God but Allah."[/B] If you ask me, I doubt any Muslim would forget that, so if I had been a Muslim Caliph I would have been tempted to ditch the obvious slogan and go for a cooler message such as [B]"There is no cooler Caliph than Sallent."[/B] :cool: or maybe [B]"There is no more handsome and virile Caliph than Sallent"[/B] :wideyed::wacky:[/QUOTE]
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