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The first coin is from Zanzibar, kind of interesting when you know that Zanzibar has the dubious distinction of having been the losing party in the shortest war on record when Britain declared war on Zanzibar. The war lasted all of 38 minutes.
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I know it's from Zanzibar but can you tell me the year?
Hmm yes...fascinating ;>/
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It is AH (Hejira) 1299 which corresponds to 1881-1882 AD.
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Your other "mysterious Arabic" ones are (left to right):
Indian State of Baroda, 2 paisa, year VS 1946 (= 1889 AD), KM/Y# 32.2.
Indian State of Hyderabad, a copper 2 pai I think (KM/Y# 35). The toughra is of Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan II ("nizam" is the ruler's title, like "king"). The date is inside the toughra, in two parts; the AH year is at the toughra's base, the regnal year is inside the large loops. Yours looks like 1323/39, except the "39" is backwards, reading "93". Not sure if that's normal or not; there are a few other date errors listed.
The third one has stumped me; I can't see a date or anything. The crescent theme made me think "Tunisia or Yemen, or maybe Turkey" but there's nothing I can spot to match; I'm thinking it might not be a coin. I'll have a go at translating the script from first principles and see if that helps.
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Oh, and the Roman one: Constantine II, as Caesar, small bronze, Siscia mint, RIC VII 126. Obverse: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, laureate draped bust left holding Victory & mappa. Reverse: VIRTVS EXERCIT, standard with VOT X between two captives seated on ground, monograms to left and right of standard, mintmark (looks like ESIS*) in ex.. Similar, but not quite the same as, this one on Wildwinds:  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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Again, thanks for the info. and does anyone know the grade of the Pysa as this might
cheer me up :D ! ?
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Edited by NumisMattyUk
09/01/2007 06:39 am
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Regarding the Zanzibar coin...its the first coin minted...the second minted in 1886 is more rare...VG8 to fine 10 at best....nice acquisition NumismattyUK
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Nice coins NumisMattyUk I really like your Roman coin. I haven't got many Roman coins but one which I have got is similar to yours. It is a Constantine Follis which also has the two bound captives on the reverse. It is from 320 A.D.Trier Mint. RIC 254  |
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Oooh, that third mystery arabic coin is really irritating me. it puts me in mind of Syria. Something in Southern Europe, or perhaps North Africa. I can't find anything that resembles it, but I get the impression it's probably twentieth century.
I could be so wrong, but I'm going to go pour over my Krause catalog for some inspiration. That's the problem with being a Kitty. Curiosity kills you!
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I know the feeling, ElleKitty. I had a go at translating it, and I thought I could read something similar to "khwarezm" on one side, but this one doesn't really look like anything listed there, from either the Khanate or Soviet periods.
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more new coins!
Posted 08/31/2007 6:43 pm
