Islamic Coins: A Journey Through Islamic Civilisation Exhibition

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The Islamic Museum of Australia, in the Melbourne suburb of Thornbury, have a forthcoming exhibition on Islamic Coins from 12th March through to 30th May .

From their website:

Celebrate Australia's first Islamic Coin Exhibition at the IMA, presenting 100 original gold Dinars dating from the Umayyad period through to the Ottoman era.

The rich history of Islamic finance is illuminated in this showcase, comprising part of a vast personal collection belonging to coin specialist, Abdullah Bin Jassim Al Mutairi. The renowned Emirati historian and numismatist has 15,000 coins in his collection representing one of the largest and most rare collections in the world.

Al Murtairi is regarded as an international expert in this field, sought out by fellow coin researchers and institutions the world over, engaging him to assess their coins.

More details available on the IMA website here.