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Mongol
Empire
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Silver
Dirham
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14th
Century
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offer
welcome
99.999%
silver
-
this
coin
is
now
over
600
years
old!!
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Postage:
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item
description
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postage
instructions
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Qty: |
1
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| Time
remaining:
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Ended
25-Nov-2009
13:29
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| Seller's
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Springfield
(NSW,
Australia)
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| Description |
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The
First
Silver
Dirham
By
the
year
75
AH/
695
CE
Abd
al-Malik
had
decided
on
changes
to
the
coinage.
A
scattering
of
patterned
pieces
in
silver
exist
from
this
date,
based
on
Sasanian
prototypes
but
with
distinctive
Arabic
reverses.
This
experiment,
which
maintained
the
Sasanian
weight
standard
of
3.5-4.0
grams
was
not
proceeded
with
and
in
79
AH/698
CE
a
completely
new
type
of
silver
coin
was
struck
at
14
mints
to
a
new
nominal
weight
of
2.97
grams.
Unlike
the
contemporary
gold
coinage,
this
figure
does
not
seem
to
have
been
achieved
in
practice.
The
average
weight
of
sixty
undamaged
specimens
of
79-84
AH
is
only
2.71
grams,
a
figure
very
close
to
that
for
a
unique
coin
of
79
AH
struck
with
no
mint
name
(as
was
the
standard
procedure
for
the
gold
Dinars
produced
in
Damascus).
These
new
coins
which
bore
the
name
of
'Dirham',
established
the
style
of
the
Arab-Sasanian
predecessors
at
25
to
28
mm.
in
diameter.
Their
design
is
composed
of
Arabic
inscriptions
surrounded
by
circles
and
annulets.
On
each
side
there
is
a
three
or
four
line
legend
with
a
single
circular
inscription.
Outside
this
are
three
line
circles
with,
at
first,
five
annulets
surrounding
them.
The
side
normally
taken
as
the
obverse
has
as
its
central
legend
the
Kalima
or
shahada:
"There
is
no
god
except
Allah
alone,
there
is
no
partner
with
Him'.
Around
it
is
the
mint/
date
formula
reading
"In
the
Name
of
Allah:
this
Dirham
was
struck
in
[mint
name
e.g.
Damascus]
in
the
year
[e.g.
79
AH]".
The
reverse
has
a
four
line
central
inscription
taken
from
the
Surah
112
of
the
Quran;
"Allahu
Ahad,
Ahallu-Samad,
Lam
yalid
wa
lam
yulad
wa
lam
yakul-lahu
kufu-an
ahad"'.
The
marginal
legend
states:
"Muhammad
is
the
Messenger
of
Allah,
he
was
sent
with
guidance
and
the
religion
of
truth
to
make
it
prevail
over
every
other
religion,
averse
though
the
idolaters
may
be"
(Quran
9:33)
WE
ARE
OFFERING
OUR
BUYERS
A
WELL
PRESENTED
COIN
WHICH
HAS
BEEN
METICUOUSLY
STORED
AND
CARED
FOR
OVER
THE
CENTURIES.
IT
CANNOT
GET
WORSE
AS
IT
IT
IS
ALREADY
STORED
WELL.
IT
CAN
ONLY
INCREASE
IN
VALUE
AND
PRESTIGE
AT
OUR
ASKING
PRICE
IT
CANNOT
BE
IMPROVED
UPON
GOOD
BUYING!!
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| Payment
methods
accepted: |
Bank
Deposit
Cash
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instructions: |
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| Return/Refund
policy: |
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All
items
for
sale
are
the
actual
items
shown
in
the
photograph.
We
offer
a
100%
refund
guarantee,
including
postage,
if
any
item
is
not
as
advertised.
Just
advise
us,
obtain
our
written
agreement,
and
return
it
at
your
cost.
(Nobody
ever
has!)
Buyers
must
satisfy
themselves
from
the
photos
shown,
or
ask
all
questions
before
bidding.
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Postage
&
handling:
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See
item
description
/
postage
instructions
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| Post
to
location: |
Worldwide
National
Statewide
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| Postage
instructions: |
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costs
for
individual
coins:
From
1
to
4
coins
$1
or
$4
registered
From
5
to
8
coins
$3
or
$6
registered
From
9
to
14
coins
$5
or
$8
registered
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15
to
20
coins
$7
or
$10
registered
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size
coins
may
cost
more.
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costs
for
individual
stamps/covers:
1
to
15
items
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$2
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(Reg
$5)
15
to
30
items
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$4
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(Reg
$7)
(Buyers
choice
-
please
advise)
For
all
other
items,
postage
as
shown
in
the
advert.
will
be
applied.
As
we
sell
a
wide
range
of
products,
please
do
not
hesitate
to
ask
us
if
we
are
able
to
combine
postage
for
different
package
types.
If
we
can
assist
by
reducing
your
postage
costs,
we
are
happy
to
do
so.
Overseas
buyers,
please
email
your
delivery
address
for
a
postage
quote
Thank
you
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seller
offers
postage
insurance
(if
requested).
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of
Delivery'
postage: |
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seller
offers
registered/insured
post
or
proof
of
delivery
courier
postage
(if
requested).
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