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Dman95 Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 6:17 pm I tried finding it on numista but it was not on there. It is 21mm in diameter and looks like it is plated with something since it looks like brass on places there is wear. Thanks for your help. ;) Dman95 Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 6:45 pm It's what is known as an Imitation Ottoman. Use the search window, top left hand of this page, to find out more. Report this Post to the Staff
Dman95 Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 8:08 pm Thank you for your help. Why were these minted? Should I throw it away since it is probably worthless? Report this Post to the Staff
nutmeg Valued Member United States 338 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 10:05 pm Oh yes throw it away. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 10:07 pm Never seen one like it before. "Imitation Ottoman" coins are usually little brass "coins" that come on belly dancer costumes. They are usually gold colored, holed (to attach to the costume) and have pseudo-Arabic (wiggly lines) or literate but rambling nonsensical legends. This one does look Arabic on one side, but the reverse is an invented pseudo-legend. It almost looks like Assamese or another obscure early modern Indian script. It is a fantasy to be sure, but it can be a fun puzzle to try to figure out. Report this Post to the Staff
Dman95 Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 08/20/2017 11:28 am It would be neat to get a translation if someone knows what it says. I looked online for pictures of other imitation ottoman coins and didn't find anything like it. Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 08/20/2017 12:43 pm It looks more like an imitation of an Algerian coin to me. Just typing in "Algeria tokens" in Google Images brought an picture of a similar looking token (that was posted on CCF) which can be found here. Now, yours has the flower-thing around the legend in the first picture, and the other side has very sharp and angular letters, making me think it would be some sort of modern thing. EDIT: type in "Algerian Budju imitation" in Google Images to see some examples of your token. Maybe one of the links attached to the pictures will bring some helpful information, but I am in a hurry right now, and do not have time to read them. Hopefully at least one will help. Edited by Joseph7420 08/20/2017 1:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 08/20/2017 1:30 pm It's possibly a French propaganda medal, there's a link to a Stacks Bowers auction on this page but my phone wont fetch it. Still in the same category as belly money though.http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/in...ml#msg232286 Report this Post to the Staff
Dman95 Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 08/20/2017 3:03 pm I found this larger coin that looks like it. It is an Alerian Budjus. http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/in...topic=3192.0 Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 08/20/2017 3:44 pm Yes, but yours is not a budju. It is looking more and more likely that is partially copied from the French Abd Qdir victory medals with a blundered reverse. Even on the link you shared, a noted expert in the field (Afrasi) is calling it belly money. Report this Post to the Staff
Dman95 Valued Member United States 74 Posts	Posted 08/22/2017 7:57 pm Thanks for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
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