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New Member
Trinidad And Tobago
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Hello to all. I am in possession of a coin that I need assistance in identifying. It is of Middle Eastern origin but that is as much information that I can give. See uploaded images.  Identified - moved to Medals forum - Sap |
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Moderator
 United States
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can you get a larger picture? and both sides of the coin?
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New Member
 Trinidad And Tobago
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I have tried to post both a larger size and both sides but the site does not allow me to. It keeps cropping it. I can e mail it to you if desired
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Moderator
United States
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 to the Community! I moved your topic to a more appropriate forum.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Welcome, pbarradas!
From what I see it is from Iran when it was under the Shah's rule, before the Islamic Revolution. At this point I can't tell you more.
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New Member
Trinidad And Tobago
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@svslav. The other side is a profile image of a head. What do I need to get a positive ID on this coin? I am very new to this so any help would be very appreciated.
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Valued Member
United States
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If you have access to a scanner.........or a program that you can crop. Delete everything that is NOT the coin. Make the pictures less than 100 megabites and then you can upload them so we can see both sides better.
When you got larger pictures, hit the "reply to topic" so you can get the "upload picture" button.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Now, with my catalog in hand, I cannot really spot a match. Usually when there's an image of the Shah on the obverse the reverse has a lion with a sword or large nimerals for the denomination. This could be not a coin but a medallion of some kind. Does the portrait on the other side look something like this?:  |
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New Member
Trinidad And Tobago
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Yes svslav the image looks exactly like that.
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New Member
Trinidad And Tobago
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Here are the images requested, hope this helps. Thank you all.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I do not believe this is a coin, rather a medal. The gentleman featured is Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979. The date on the medal is SH 1344 (1965). It's a couple of years short of his coronation (1967), but it's about his upcoming 25th anniversary on the throne. I found gold and bronze versions of this medal on the net, here's an example in gold, and here's an example in bronze. |
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New Member
Trinidad And Tobago
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Ok thank you svslav. I have my answer now and the timeline matches when I came to possess the medal. I appreciate everyone's input. Once again thank you.
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Posted 02/25/2012 05:58 am
