Need Help Id'ing Some Coins (China + Middle East + ?)

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yawnmoth New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 11/24/2012 1:29 pm http://www.flickr.com/photos/317174.../photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/317174...photostream/ I'm pretty sure these coins are from the middle east but I've no idea where. http://www.flickr.com/photos/317174...photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/317174...photostream/ The coin on the left is Empire of China. I think the mint is "Boo-Yuwan (Peking) Kung-Pu BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS" (from the side with two characters per Kraus' World Coins book) but I can't tell anything about the other side - the side with four characters. Are those characters dates? The coin on the right is middle easten... I've just no idea which country. http://www.flickr.com/photos/317174...photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/317174...photostream/ No idea. Report this Post to the Staff

Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2891 Posts	Posted 11/24/2012 1:41 pm Syria/Egypt for the first two Sudan - 5 millimes is the one with the camel The other side of the China coin is the Emperor's name - there is no date just the overall reign. The two medieval coins look Armenian but I'm not 100% sure on them My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Edited by Bacchus2 11/24/2012 1:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
yawnmoth New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 11/24/2012 6:52 pm Which one is the Syrian one? I looked in the Krauss Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901-2000 and the coin on the left looks like Egypt / KM# 413 10 piastres. The coin on the right looks like it might be KM# 430 or KM# 431 (both from Egypt) but only the eagle side is included in the edition I have. I did some Google searches and found these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/World-Coins...230768323433 http://worldcointreasures.com/searc...his_coin.php So from those it looks like it's Egypt but I can't tell if it's 430 or 431. None of the cons for Syria in the Krauss book look like the ones in the picture.. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 11/24/2012 8:43 pm Bacchus2 probably meant first two are from either Syria or Egypt. Both appear to be Egyptian 10 Milliemes. Straight wings probably from 1967, curved wings probably from 1972. Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 11/24/2012 8:45 pm third coin with square hole looks Chinese Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2891 Posts	Posted 11/25/2012 02:52 am Yes - I didn't have my books with me and the Egyptian and Syrian ones look similar from this era. Both Egyptian :) My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
manymore Valued Member United States 347 Posts	Posted 11/25/2012 08:38 am Quote: The coin on the left is Empire of China. I think the mint is "Boo-Yuwan (Peking) Kung-Pu BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS" (from the side with two characters per Kraus' World Coins book) but I can't tell anything about the other side - the side with four characters. Are those characters dates? The four Chinese characters are qian long tong bao (ä¹¾eš†e€šå¯¶) which means the coin was cast during the reign of Emperor Gao Zong (1736-1795). A slightly different variety of the coin which was also cast at the Board of Works mint can be seen here. Gary Report this Post to the Staff
yawnmoth New Member United States 40 Posts	Posted 11/26/2012 02:40 am Thanks manymore! I looked at the Krauss 1701-1800 book and the China coin looks like it's either China cash KM # 390, # 388 or # 389a. I guess the two possible mints are Hupu or Kungpu. I don't know what the difference between a Type A-1 and a Type A-2 reverse is. As for these coins: http://www.flickr.com/photos/317174...photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/317174...photostream/ Could they be spanish cob coins? 1/2 or 1/4 reals? Or maybe they could be really small thalers (1/192)? Report this Post to the Staff
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