Three NEAT Islamic Silvers...?

Danegeld

I was going thru some of my culls and slugs and found some definition beginning to show on three (Islamic 1/2 Dirhems???) AE4's after being soaked in oil for a few months. Here they are Should be from the 850-1000 time frame.

Take Care
Ben

lordmarcovan

They are not AE4's, as AE refers to a bronze coin. An AE4 is a very small bronze coin.

Those are AR, not AE. (Well, the silvery one is AR, anyway.)

Half-dirhems? I dunno. Maybe. Sounds good to me.

JamminJ

Think you'll be able to attribute them?

Steve27

"...after being soaked in oil for a few months."

Wow, you have patience.

Danegeld

<< <i>They are not AE4's, as AE refers to a bronze coin. An AE4 is a very small bronze coin.

Those are AR, not AE. (Well, the silvery one is AR, anyway.)

Half-dirhems? I dunno. Maybe. Sounds good to me. >>



Thank you "Lord" for pointing that error of mine out. They attribute from (around and just before) the rule of the Mamluks. They should be 1/4-1 Dirhems from checking on various internet sites, eBay, here, etc. The bottom one is just as silver as the left, but my zeal with a brass brush led to the golden tone on it I was aftaid to employ the same method on the top (largest) one, but as you can see the bare metal exposed on one of the symbols (2nd pic) indicates it too appears to silver...

As far as the wait, yes, the wait is indeed difficult, but I learned my lesson with a silvered antoninianus, I still cry about that...

Take Care
Ben

1jester

A brass brush, you say? I thought they were only for teeth...

I like those cool old silvers you have!