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David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1616 Posts	Posted 05/01/2021 03:16 am I can't seem to get this date to work. I think it's 2525 (numerically speaking) but that doesn't fit any dates and Creounity throws a wobbly when I enter those numbers. Help! Report this Post to the Staff

yellow88 Pillar of the Community United States 581 Posts	Posted 05/01/2021 04:09 am You can figure out the date on these coins using eastern Arabic numerals. The date appears on the side without the lion, at the bottom, opposite the crown. The denomination, e.g., 1, 2, 5, 10 rials, also uses these eastern numerals at the center of the side without the lion, so your picture shows a 2 rial coin. The date itself is an SH (solar Hejira) date, which is based on the life of Muhammed. To get the AD (Gregorian) date, add 621 to the SH date. In other words: AD date = SH date + 621 For example the 1313 coin, the AD date is 1934. Sweet coin! Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1616 Posts	Posted 05/01/2021 04:59 am Yellow88 - The close up image is the obverse (opposite side to lion). I read it as 2525 or 1525. Either way, adding 621 gives you 3146 or 2146. Time travelling coins? Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6641 Posts	Posted 05/01/2021 05:35 am I think that is an Monarchic Solar era (MS) date 2535= March 20, 1976 Report this Post to the Staff
scstrawn Pillar of the Community United States 536 Posts	Posted 05/01/2021 08:30 am Link to the coin in question https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces10230.html Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1616 Posts	Posted 05/01/2021 2:37 pm Thanks Keith12 and Scstrawn - that's it. On closer inspection the third number is a 3 with the point very faint (die grease?) making it look like a 2. Report this Post to the Staff
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