Hi Everyone,
It has been a while since anyone posted any coins in this section - Lets see more participation come on!
Anyhow, this is a coin that I send payment for just today:
Shaddadids, Al-Fadl I bin Muhammad Shaddadi, minted in Janza (Gandzak), 400 AH/1009 AD, month of Muharram.
Debased AR
Dirham.
19mm, 3.06grams.
The Shaddadids were a minor Kurdish dynasty in
Armenia, ruling in various places from about 950 to the 1170s AD. Most coins of this dynasty, with one or two exceptions are extremely
rare. This
type is the most common because large
hoard of these [with exact ruler,date,
mint etc...] was found in the early 90's. These
types are usually in
poor shape, and this one is in better than
average shape. These debased silvers formed local currency in
Armenia and the surrounding Transcaucus regions.
Album - 1491 K.A. Mousheghian. Monetary Circulation In Armenia No. 187.