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I don't know which is the front or back or which way up these should be:   Any suggestions welcomed... |
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I think it might be "Islamic". Overall pretty rough ....... Cleaning will probably leave you a blank disk. Someone might be able to determine the era but I seriously doubt you can determine much more. Fifty cent bargain bin material !
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Might be Judean. What's the size?
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Pretty sure that's a crown on one side. Anyone else see it?  That or it's twins.  Edited by Tom Goodheart
07/15/2013 1:21 pm
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Or ....... The Cat in the Hat !
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Like FR said, "might be Islamic." I have to agree, that was my first thought, I think I see text. Take photo number two and flip it 180 degree. Looks like an Umayaad Bronze coin?
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i'd go with it islamic, umayaad coin also...but who knows...not me.
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OK thanks. It isn't worth the postage so instead of dumping it on the bay, I will start a new page of curiosities in the album with the label of Possibly Islamic, Umayaad (or my favourite suggestion) Twins!
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I agree with the previous posters. I think this is a Umayyad AE fals, al-Ramla, undated but circa 65-132AH From the Syria / Palistine area.
It was used to purchase dates in 99AH in Aleppo by a guy called Sargon. This was a notable event because the merchant gave an underweight package and Sargon wasn't a bit pleased when he got home. The coin then was part of a purse of money that got stolen from the merchant's belt - many at the time thought that this was just deserts to the merchant as he was really quite the swindler.
The robber was deeply in debt because he had a bad fermented cammels milk problem - sorry I don't know his name. The purse didn't quite pay off this debt to the local gangster who ran the imbibing shop and indeed when he was looking through the purse thought the coin was quite unintelligible. In a fit or pigue he threw the offending coin after the fleeing robber.
The coin then dissappeared from history until recently uncovered by a small child when playing on a spoils heap near a development site close to the walls of the old city. Thinking it was worth money he took it to a junk dealer who gave him sweet for it. It joined a tub of other old coins which got picked up by the junk dealers son. As luck would have it the son owned a stall at an antiques market in London - I say antiques but it's really just bric-a-brak.
I'm afraid that's really all I know about it - sorry I could not be of more help
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Yes, it's an Ummayid Fals. I can make out the first portion of the Kalima on the obverse (boyyom photo). ca. 80-120H.
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Bacchus ...... You forgot the part that all the disputants were 'lactose' intolerant which gave the whole affair a very bad odor.
Like bad feta cheese on a hot summers day
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