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jerseyben Pillar of the Community United States 1211 Posts	Posted 05/20/2012 9:24 pm Here is an unusual foreign coin. It is paper thin and holed. I can make out some arabic or farsi letters but I am not sure. Looks to be silver but the heavy tarnish makes it look copper (not sure though). Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 05/20/2012 10:40 pm It's Ottoman Turkey. A lot of their coins are imitated for jewelry or costumes but yours looks genuine to me (although it was holed to be used as jewelry or a part of a costume). I believe it's billon 20 para of Sultan Abdul Mejid. I see the accession date of AH 1255 (AD 1839). These were minted (in Constantinople) for 5 years, looks like your has regnal year 3 (or 2, a little worn in that area, but my bet is on 3). This would date your coin about AD 1841. Report this Post to the Staff
augsburger Pillar of the Community Germany 1064 Posts	Posted 05/20/2012 10:40 pm The first side seems to have the symbol that I have seen on Ottoman coins. http://en.numista.com/catalogue/ind...t=&dg=&w=&g= Could very well be a 20 Para! Report this Post to the Staff
mvojnovic Pillar of the Community Serbia (Srbija) 576 Posts	Posted 05/21/2012 08:55 am Quote: The first side seems to have the symbol that I have seen on Ottoman coins. That symbol is Tughra, it some sort of signature for Ottoman sultan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tughra Coin is in pretty bad condition so I cant tell anything about year or denomination. My collection on Numista page: 7500 different coins and counting... https://en.numista.com/echanges/pro...hp?id=129798 Report this Post to the Staff
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