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Rare Arabic Historical Coin- $150000 -the-most-expensive-islamic-coin/

“Coin collecting and coin study almost doesn’t exist in this part of the world. To the uninitiated, distinguishing between these two near-identical gold coins  is rather like a very upmarket game of spot-the-difference.a closer inspection reveals an important  that Not by damage but by design.The coins speak of more than a change in currency and leadership.  We now understand that the changes associated with the Arab invasions were permanent, but for people  living at the time, the only certainty was change, and this modified solidus, as well as many of the  other gold and silver Islamic coins that can be auctioned in Geneva later on demand, testify to the  sense of transition that defined the spread and early development of Islam. “We have tried to present the whole Islamic history since the time of the Prophet through coins in a very  pedagogical way,” the 60-year-old explains. “And we’ve already been getting a lot of positive responses from...