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One Arabic Coin, One Roman Coin...

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 Posted 03/06/2015  3:18 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add CajunCreole to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi,

I'm hoping someone here will have an idea of what these coins are...


First, it's an Arabic coin that is crudely made. I have not weighed it and if need be, I can. I didn't take a side view of it and probably should have as it's very uneven. I know it's silver and that's about it...

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I'd love to know if it's possible to tell the year of its minting, but I realize, there isn't a lot to go on.

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Second coin is Roman and a tough one to see what's what. I'm sure it's made of copper and that's about it.

If I had a guess, I'd say this is the back?

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The front?

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A different view:

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I truly appreciate any help on these as I have tried for years to find a picture...anything that could give me a clue and I found nothing. Thank you for your time and consideration.
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 Posted 03/06/2015  5:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add andyg to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
1st coin is Hyderabad - dated AH1289 (AD1872)
weight will determine denomination.
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 Posted 03/06/2015  6:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Petrus to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
1st coin, I think the date is AH 1286
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 Posted 03/10/2015  5:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CajunCreole to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wow, that was quick! These are quite interesting... Is it just being able to read the language?

I did weight it and it's 10 grams exactly.

I found a site for Islamic to Gregorian date conversion.

I'll look around and see what else I can find out about coin one, but thank you very much for such a quick response on the post! On to coin 2!
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10 grams is in the range for 1 rupee
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I'm afraid I have no further ideas on #2, except that it's more likely to be ancient Greek than ancient Roman; the Romans never used square borders like can be seen in the bottom pics.
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