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Hi Guys, Recently purchased a verity of ancient and coins from the middle ages. Of the coins, a few I have been unable to identify. If anyone can shed some light on these coins that would be great! Coin 1: Looks to be 13th century Indian?   Coin 2: Don't know where to start    Coin 3: Looks to be provincial Greek with a elephant   Coin 4: Another greek with an archer facing left   Thanks! |
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Belgium
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 Australia
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Great pick andyg, I was in the right era - wrong area! Thanks - looks like Almohadi dirham.
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Belgium
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#1 indeed Muwahhid. I knew I'v seen them before. Good find Andy Tunesia, Morocco, Spain... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdiapprox 1130-1270AD (AH524-668) Writing on this coin :  #2 looks early indian (arabic writing) #3 looks like ....? #4 looks roman (does not look like greek writing) |
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United Kingdom
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Coin 2 is, I believe, a Mamluk AE fals, Sha'ban II, Dimashq 762-764 AH
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Australia
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Great thanks Bacchus, that helps with a few other Fals I have! Could the elephant coin be from Mysore? Trying to pin point the remaining two is quite a difficult task!
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United Kingdom
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For number three, as a guess, I'd say it was a Mysore anonymous/provincial issues with an elephant on the front and a goad on the back - 16th-17th century - but that would be my best guess
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Australia
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Thanks again Bacchus, yeah I'm confident in Mysore for that one. The only one remaining is the small Greek bronze. It appears to be Asia-minor but I can't narrow it down further.
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Edited by OneDollarMule
09/06/2014 11:00 pm
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Posted 08/10/2014 09:38 am
