Foreign Silver Coins - Identification

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Ariette Valued Member United States 295 Posts	Posted 05/21/2020 5:35 pm I got these as part of a lot of foreign silver coins and I would like some help with identification since I cannot read this script. Weight: 3.32 grams Weight: 4.85 grams Weight: 4.6 grams Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34437 Posts	Posted 05/21/2020 6:32 pm @ariette, that lion holding a sword on your first and third coins is pretty much always going to be Iran and the temple on the second coin is diagnostic for Afghanistan. Have you considered downloading the free app called "coinoscope"? I have nothing to do with the company that designed that app, but for world coins like these, it is actually quite good at narrowing down the identification. "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
Gincoin43 Pillar of the Community United States 1543 Posts	Posted 05/21/2020 6:38 pm Last one is a 1352(1973) copper nickel 5 Rials https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3763.html first is a 1 Rial one of these probably but I can't read the date. It should be silver. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces10723.html Second is a 1/2 Afghani 1305 : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces36971.html Edited by Gincoin43 05/21/2020 7:08 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7963 Posts	Posted 05/21/2020 7:08 pm I agreee with @spence that the app mentioned could help you with these. #2 1/2 afghani, 1305 = 1926 https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces36971.html #1 is a 2 riyal, https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22438.html Thedate is 1323 = 1945. My dad brought one of these back from his postings in WWII. Edited by tdziemia 05/21/2020 7:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Gincoin43 Pillar of the Community United States 1543 Posts	Posted 05/21/2020 7:36 pm Quote: My dad brought one of these back from his postings in WWII. Very nice, were you lucky enough to get one that has a decent strike on the lion? Report this Post to the Staff
Ariette Valued Member United States 295 Posts	Posted 05/21/2020 8:07 pm Thanks for the information. It's a bummer that the last one isn't silver since I bought the lot as a silver coin lot. But there were over 70 coins in this lot, and all the rest of them appear to be silver. Still definitely worth the price I paid. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7963 Posts	Posted 05/22/2020 10:23 pm Quote: ... were you lucky enough to get one that has a decent strike on the lion? No, but it's part of a story of his deployment told in coins and banknotes. Report this Post to the Staff
Gincoin43 Pillar of the Community United States 1543 Posts	Posted 05/22/2020 11:10 pm Quote: No, but it's part of a story of his deployment told in coins and banknotes . A interesting collection to be sure. Report this Post to the Staff
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