Help Me To Identify These Arabic Coins Or Token.

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deskjet2 New Member Malaysia 2 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 1:05 pm Hello, Some old man came to me and give me 2 coins/tokens of arabic letter. after doing some reseach those coins were used in 171 hijrah year or 787year gregorian calendar. you can see *Isa/Jesus* in arabic word on the coins.and the other side showed words of *yassin* means one of the chapter in kuran and the year of 171 hijrah (maybe) in arabic (IVI). Can anyone here can help me to identify this coins. Report this Post to the Staff

Cajunlady0 Valued Member United States 318 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 1:25 pm Both are the same? Is that one coin (front and back) shown? Very interesting piece there. Some one should come along that knows more about this type of thing. Report this Post to the Staff
drkrish21 Valued Member India 78 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 1:48 pm Very interesting coin....only thing I can read in arabic is numerals... '171' Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 1:48 pm This is a Pilgrimage token often found in South East Asia. They were given to bring luck to those taking the Haj pilgrimage. It is unlikely to be very old. See here: https://goccf.com/t/110101 Report this Post to the Staff
drkrish21 Valued Member India 78 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 1:52 pm Agree with alganbagerap....its unlikely to be a coin.... Report this Post to the Staff
deskjet2 New Member Malaysia 2 Posts	Posted 02/17/2012 8:30 pm Quote: Both are the same? Is that one coin (front and back) shown? Very interesting piece there. Some one should come along that knows more about this type of thing. Cajunlady0, both are the same coin (front & back).I have 2 pieces of this kind. Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 02/18/2012 12:36 am The moon and the star above the pilgrim suggests Pakistan? Report this Post to the Staff
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