ABSTRACT
TheyhavebeendiscussedbymycolleagueNicholasLowickof theBritishMuseum.2MichaelBates,whoisattendingthismeeting canalsodescribethem,astheAmericanNumismaticSocietyowns twospecimens.Someofthembearthebeautifulinscription:'Theone thatorderedthemakingofthiscoinistheamir(soandso).He ordereditforthepeopleofBahrain'.
