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Unidentified Islamic Coin - Help Please.

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 Posted 08/10/2013  2:21 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add KG1974 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi,

I need some help to identify this coin I found in a lot that I picked up recently.

Its 21mm diameter and abt 3mm thick weighing abt 11.5gr.

Many thanks for any experts help!

Unidentified-Islamic-Coin---Help-Please.

Unidentified-Islamic-Coin---Help-Please.

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 Posted 08/11/2013  11:54 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bdahab to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
from first glance, it seems Mamluk.
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08/11/2013 11:55 am
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My first impression was that it was a rupee of the Mughal Empire. A Kalima type coinage.

Possibly Jalal al-din Muhammad Akbar
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 Posted 08/12/2013  3:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bdahab to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree with Bacchus regarding the Mughal empire, but it seems to be Shah Jahan (the builder of Taj Mahal).
http://coinindia.com/galleries-shahjahan.html
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 Posted 08/21/2013  07:57 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add KG1974 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you very much - its so nice to know about what I picked up - very interesting - now the coin has a name to it
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