Any Moroccan Falus Experts Out There?

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Coopertron5000 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 516 Posts	Posted 10/13/2017 7:08 pm I've wanted an example of a Moroccan Falus for some time now and picked this one up earlier in the week. Ive ID as AH1230 - Rabat mint (happy to stand corrected, if I'm wrong) In Krause, no values are given and is just listed as rare - does anyone know how scarce these are? My only source of information for this is KM, although I note there are specialized works for these issues. Any help greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/13/2017 9:54 pm Not 1230, but 1270: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces26546.html I only have one example; one of my first coins as my grandfather bought it from a junk bin as a teenager in the early 1940s. I have seen a handful in mixed detector finds from Spanish eBayers- I had figured them not to be worth more than $10 unless in excellent condition. Edited by Finn235 10/13/2017 9:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coopertron5000 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 516 Posts	Posted 10/14/2017 03:07 am Nice one, Finn235. That clears that up, thank you for the clarification. I Report this Post to the Staff
cara Valued Member Uruguay 217 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 8:48 pm I have this 1271. An interesting detail I realized about these coins, which were very common at the time, is that they were melted in the form of a cluster and then they were cut or broken. For this reason they present those edges with a few tips cut out. It is illustrated in this image that I extracted from the book: "Modern copper coins of the Muhammadan states of Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Afghanistan, Morocco, Tripoli, Tunis, etc." by Valentine, W. H. (William H.) Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34450 Posts	Posted 10/20/2017 9:02 pm @cara, very nice addition to his thread! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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