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Author Topic: Umayyad or Abbasid Dirham  (Read 466 times)

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Offline mrbigb625

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Umayyad or Abbasid Dirham
« on: September 21, 2021, 03:30:30 pm »
Hello,
I have what looks like a Umayyad or Abbasid Dirham Durham. I am absolutely unable to read or identify these.

It is silver, 2.6 grams, and approximately 27.5 mm in diameter.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Re: Sassanian Durham
« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2021, 05:58:51 pm »
Islamic era dirham - late Umayyad or Abbasid - not Sassanian.

But very weird.  Ancient imitation?  Overstrike??

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Re: Umayyad or Abbasid Dirham
« Reply #2 on: September 21, 2021, 06:49:54 pm »
You are correct......Not Sassanian. I has been a long time since I have had one of these.
And authenticity was another one of my concerns.
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