Unknown Arabic Silver Dirham

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Gvlielmvs
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Posted: 13 Jun 2019, 01:17 #
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2.4g
20mm

Any help is much appreciated!
Parimal
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Posted: 13 Jun 2019, 21:14 #
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Ilkhanid - 1 Dirham - Arghun
Not sure of the mint. Maybe it's Mardin mint
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numisquare
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Posted: 13 Jun 2019, 22:36 #
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Yes, Mardin mint year 685.
Gvlielmvs
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Posted: 13 Jun 2019, 23:17 #
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Thank you very much for the ID!

This is what comes up on numista for that date and mint:

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces39078.html

Looks pretty close.

Regarding the date, do you see 685 on the coin, and if so, where?

Thanks again.
numisquare
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Posted: 14 Jun 2019, 01:23 #
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The date and mint are in the outside margins around the square: top-mint, left-five, bottom-eighty, right-six hundred. Parts of that are visible on this coin:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2713265
Gvlielmvs
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Posted: 14 Jun 2019, 22:15 #
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Ah, OK I see that, thank you.
I see there are several stars on the one side (reverse?)
Would you happen to know the significance of these?
numisquare
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Posted: 15 Jun 2019, 01:57 #
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The meaning of the stars is unknown to me. Perhaps they are just decoration. The writing on the reverse side is in Uyghur.
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Posted: 15 Jun 2019, 13:02 #
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The stars are typical for Seljuq silver dirhams. You can check the Seljuq section. I personally recommend Islamic coins and their values by Mitchiner for Seljuq coins especially. Cheers!
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Gvlielmvs
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Posted: 17 Jun 2019, 20:00 #
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Good information, thank you.
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