ABSTRACT
Atthebeginningof1983atQal'atal-Bahrayn,M.Kervranfound acoinonwhichItentativelyreadthisn.ame.Thereadingwas confirmedbyNicholasLowicktowhomIshowedaphoto.Hetold meabouttheJabridruler.Butthecoinbearsnodate,andalthough thereversefiguresabustard(?)inasquaresurroundedbysmall flowers,thestylesuggestingalatedate,wewillhavetowaitfor furtherfindstobeabletoattributewithcertaintythisuniquelead cointothisJabridruler.(ill.b)
Flowers,animals,symbolicfiguresascoindesignsarenow goingtoflourishthroughtheOrientalIslamicworld.Thisnew generationofcoppercoinsoftenbearamint,butscarcelyever, especiallyinitsbeginning,adateorasurname.Theyarecalled,by numismatists,CivicorAutonomousCoins.Forourpartwehave foundbutafewspecimens,usuallysurfacefinds.
