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A wierd coin,not sure what is it,any idea on its type or value? Sorry about the pictures,best I could do. Here is the coin in question Image:  abj fr1.jpg87.65 KB Edited by frenchcoin
05/29/2007 6:55 pm
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You have a 5 Rials coin from Iran.
Not sure what the date is but these coins were made from 1943-1976.
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05/29/2007 7:07 pm
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Hi graceoutcast!
Any way of finding out what the date is on it?
If so what should I look for?
It has a lion with a sword on the back and sun behind him.
Cheers!
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United Kingdom
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From what I can make out,1357?Im pretty sure!
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05/29/2007 7:56 pm
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GO's link is fine for Arabic numerals, but Iranian coins have Persian numerals, which are slightly different - particularly the 4, 5 and 6. Also, there were a few years when a different calendar was used, so the year may appear as "2537" or some similar number. If you're having trouble, post a clearer picture of the same side you posted above, and we'll see if we can read it. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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The funny thing is I knew that!! The sad thing is I'm so distracted from having to use my sister's Mac that I can't do anything right anymore.  as always...Thanks Sap! |
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United Kingdom
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lol!ok then sap looking at it again I'm pretty sure it might be 1252 or 1353,but looks alot more like 1252! I cant get a clearer picture atm due to no money to buy a better camera  Any ideas if its got any value?Im paranoid of letting things go now as I'm quite a novice collector and things have slipped past before! Thanks guys! |
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1357 is equivalent to 1978, the last year of issue of these coins, and is slightly scarcer than other years of the same type.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Now I know how to figure out the years on some of the foreign coins I have. I wasn't worried about it but haven't researched it. Once again here's the answer to another numismatic question. frenchcoin - thanks for the question. graceoutcast and Sap - thanks for the answers.
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Thanks sap,im not sure what the date is now tbh...My Arabic and Persian arn't up to scratch!  Tho I guess its not that valuable to be a keeper! Thanks for the help guys,and docfishn dont mention it,lol  |
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Posted 05/29/2007 5:29 pm
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