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Weird Arab Coin

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 Posted 12/22/2014  2:23 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add kommodore_ss to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello
Anyone know what this coin is?
Came with a bunch of old austrian, silesian, ragusan and papal states coins.
Thank you
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 Posted 12/22/2014  2:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Jake the Dog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not sure if I would call this a coin... likely a link to a bracelet. Appears to be from the Hijra Islamic Calendar 1197 which is approximately 1782. However, this might not be an actual date of the item, it might be related to an important Islamic event in history. The writing appears to say Ma'Shallah which literally means something like "Whatever Allah Wills" but in context is synonymous with Congratulations - for use with such events as births, wedding announcements, and good news in general.

Ma'Shallah appears to be missing one letter though, so it is possible that this is from another near Eastern country which uses Arab script. Such as Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, etc.
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 Posted 12/22/2014  6:04 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add sel_69l to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I was thinking that it is a coin-like object that was part an Isalmic bride's head dress.
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