A Little Identification Help Please. Ottoman Empire?

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throughtheireyes Valued Member 477 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 3:24 pm I bought these a while back and have trolled several sites trying to identify them but have had no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 4:20 pm I 'll start this the 1st is https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces33123.html The 2nd looks to be same as the first. The 3rd is https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces27069.html and the exact year would be 1907 EDIt: possibly this https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces21776.html year 1897 Next one looks to be https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces15521.html year 1906 skip one and you have https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22661.html looks like year 1902 Lastly depending on its size, but it looks like https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces23994.html and year is 1910 Edited by BigSilver 01/30/2017 4:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
throughtheireyes Valued Member 477 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 4:24 pm Thank you so much! My coins are in bad condition which is making it much harder for me to figure out what they are. I figured some people here would know just at a glance. Blair Report this Post to the Staff
BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 4:45 pm To give a little more insight into identifying these. Arabic coins have a year on them in use this to figure out the year. The same year is used on all of the coins from that ruler with another number somewhere on the coin to tell you which year of that ruler. Take the 4th one for example: the year is 1293 and the number is 32. (found on the other side). Report this Post to the Staff
throughtheireyes Valued Member 477 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 5:03 pm Thank you for all the help. Blair Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 5:12 pm Adding on to what BigSilver said... The first one looks like its regnal year is 30, which would make its date 1837. I cannot read the year on the second one though. To determine the exact denomination of the third one, a diameter would be needed. It could be either 1, 2, 5, 10, or 20 qirsh. Its denomination was written on the right-side picture, but it is way to worn to read now. The fifth could be easier to identify with a diameter and weight (if possible). Due to the position of the dots above the 3 on the date of the last coin, I am thinking it is a 2 kurus, rather than a 1 kurus. A diameter would help determine which one though. Report this Post to the Staff
throughtheireyes Valued Member 477 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 5:20 pm sadly I don't yet have a away to weigh or measure them. #3 is a little larger than a US Quarter. #5 is almost exactly the same size as a US dime. If this helps... Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 01/30/2017 7:13 pm I have tried searching for the fifth coin, but I cannot find it. Hopefully someone else will be able to identify that one. As for the third one: at that size, it would be a 5 qirsh coin. Edited by Joseph7420 01/30/2017 7:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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