Unkown Persia? Weights...very Thick Coins

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pdm12772 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 05/15/2013 07:24 am Just got these. Found them interesting since I have been collecting old coin weights lately. LMK what you think. Thanks in advance. [URL="http://s1235.photobucket.com/user/dempseycollector/media/persiafront001_zpsd5f4a21f.jpg.html][/URL] [URL="http://s1235.photobucket.com/user/dempseycollector/media/persiaback001_zps65f8f5a7.jpg.html][/URL] Report this Post to the Staff

pdm12772 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 05/15/2013 1:16 pm weights and thickness are not in order.... 21.5g, 20.6g, 20.5g heavy little guys and thick. Edited by pdm12772 05/15/2013 4:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 05/15/2013 2:01 pm They look like some of my Indian Princely States coins. I'm not good at identifiying them though. Report this Post to the Staff
pdm12772 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 05/15/2013 4:47 pm allranger: It does look like them. Nothing even close to my weight that I can find. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2871 Posts	Posted 05/15/2013 4:50 pm These are mughal rather than princley states, I think. 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
pdm12772 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 05/18/2013 07:43 am Thank you they are. LMK if you think it is these three? Found this site at the bottom of page. Looks to be them. LMK Dam. Year: ND (1556-1605). Weight: 20.30g. Metal: Copper. Diameter: 19.00 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Medal. Mint: N/A. Unknown coin, probably by Akbar. MM# 3120-3121 Dam / Falus. Year: AH 964 (1557). Weight: 20.67g. Metal: Copper. Diameter: 21.00 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Rotated. Mint: Narnol. Obverse: legends with date AH 964. Reverse: Zarb Falus Narnol. Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years: N/A. Ruler: Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). MM# 3126 Dam / Falus. Year: AH 1000 (1592). Weight: 20.12g. Metal: Copper. Diameter: 20.00 mm. Edge: Plain. Alignment: Rotated. Mint: Urdu Zafar-e-Qarin. Obverse: Zarb Falus Aalif. Reverse: mint name. Mintage: N/A. Mintage Years: One year type. Ruler: Akbar S/o Humayun (1556-1605). http://www.chiefacoins.com/Database...s/Mughal.htm Report this Post to the Staff
pdm12772 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 06/03/2013 11:31 pm anyone think its correct? Report this Post to the Staff
ThalerN New Member Sweden 2 Posts	Posted 06/15/2013 2:13 pm Caylon Parakrama Bahu (ca 1153-1186) copper kavanahu Report this Post to the Staff
pdm12772 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 06/16/2013 02:06 am doesn't look like them. Mine are much thicker and heavier. Thanks for looking though. Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 06/18/2013 3:18 pm The third coin is a Paisa (dam) of Akbar, Allahabad mint. Mint name is written as Ilahabas. Report this Post to the Staff
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