Can Anyone Here Read Arabic?

[Chris Perkins 228]

I'm putting together a re-print of Richard Plant's 'Arabic Coins and How to Read them' and need to put a coin on the cover and also to transcribe the Arabic on it.

Can anyone here confirm what I have already gleaned from websites/google translate etc?

[HistoricCoinage 146]

I personally don't but know plenty who can. If you want I can ask around if I have the image.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Ok, here's the text. Images of obv and rev to follow.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Rev.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Obv. What mainly concerns me is the 'Faisal' bit - it looks so much longer on the script than on the coin and I just wondered if that's just an abbreviated script that says the same, or if spells Faisal differently or whatever.

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Right, initial reports suggest that there's some misspelling on your page:

Faisal should be spelt فيصل and not فصيالل as that would be transliterated as Fasaiall, and kingdom should be المملكة.

Edited May 6, 2014 by HistoricCoinage

[scott 144]

erm... in the image

the date 1439 you said is in actually 1349 in the Arabic numbers

the numbers is about as far as I got.

Edited May 6, 2014 by scott

[HistoricCoinage 146]

the date 1439 you said is in actually 1349 in the Arabic numbers

Well spotted, Scott!

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Faisal should be spelt فيصل and not فصيالل as that would be transliterated as Fasaiall, and kingdom should be المملكة.

I've just had an Egyptian friend look these over and confirm, along with the date.

[HistoricCoinage 146]

He wrote this for you:

[Chris Perkins 228]

Excellent, thanks Clive. And also Scott re the date typo.

Could your Egyptian friend write out what is actually written on the coin? He'll get a credit in the book. In fact, he could even check the whole thing if he has time (for suitable recompense)! Somehow 'Kingdom' looks very different on the coin. I know they are usually very stylised.

[HistoricCoinage 146]

Could your Egyptian friend write out what is actually written on the coin?

In English or Arabic? I'll ask.

[Chris Perkins 228]

Arabic, because I think I know what the English is (and can type it)

[Colin88 54]

I thought it says 1931 in Arabic ?.....and 50 in the centre?

[HistoricCoinage 146]

I thought it says 1931 in Arabic ?.....and 50 in the centre?

It does. Chris' text reflects that, the issue was the 1439 instead of 1349.

Edited May 7, 2014 by HistoricCoinage

[HistoricCoinage 146]

فيصل الأول ملك العراق

المملكه العراقه 1394 -1931(50فلس

[Chris Perkins 228]

Thank-you Clive and to your Egyptian gentleman.

[Peter 615]

Thank-you Clive and to your Egyptian gentleman.

It was his mummy

[HistoricCoinage 146]

It was his mummy

As an archaeologist he'll appreciate that too.

Edited May 11, 2014 by HistoricCoinage