Unknown islamic coin

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Hello experts, 

 

I am struggling with this one

Looks like a crude copy of artuqid coins, but might be something completely different

No idea

 

1.10g
17mm

 

 

Knowing what it says here will be helpful:

Any comment will be greatfully appreciated!

 

Geison

I think you're right it's a crude copy because the text either doesn't make sense or letters are missing. Here is what I think we have on the second photo:

 

 

The dashed alif is obviously missing. This formula is of course found on most coins of the period and therefore not very useful.

 

As for the other side, I can't make much sense of it. Do you have an example of an Artuqid coin that would be comparable? Maybe by comparing them can we make sense of what was clumsily copied by the engraver…

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Indeed the visible kalima and the other side the word “sultan” but this is common in many coins

 

I think of those from artuqids, but very crude, of course

But of course very crude

 

I think this word will be something useful:

I forgot to return to this…

 

OK… so… yes, it may well be سلطان on the first line, though I hesitated because when I searched for Artuqid coins in Google Images, at first sight they were all ملك not سلطان.

 

As for the detail, I agree this could be the key, but it doesn't make any sense as is. I think the best procedure would be to find the other Artuqid types with the kalima presented in the same way on the obverse and see if any reverse matches yours closely enough. The coin you show basically has the same distinctive obverse, but the reverse is too different to be helpful. For example the first line reads السلطان العادل with the definite article ("al-…") which is missing from your coin if one is to read سلطان. Also, the العادل part meaning “just” or “the just” is not part of the legend on yours, though the coins is very off-center and unevenly struck. If it's actually there, it would read عادل.

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