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Probably not Jewish. Many Arabic coins have the six pointed star a.k.a star of David. Morocco comes to mind first.
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thank you but these coins were found in Malta Europe and in a place were there was a jewish settlement.... found oe similar on google which had the date 1228 but I am seeking more information on these coins..
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@gozoish, first welcome to CCF. Second, I think that your post better belongs in the world coin section as at least some of these coins are from after 1600 AD. One of the difficulties with posting a whole bunch of coins at once is that not all the right people may see your post if the coins included don't neatly fit into our categories. Another issue is that by taking these group shots, you reduce the size of each coin so that when we try to blow up your pics to see details, the image becomes pixelated. With that said, I agree that the first batch of coins could be from Morocco. Also, I have found the coins of Malta to be desirable (i.e. expensive) previously, but yours are in pretty tough shape. I'm sure that someone with Krause's catalog of coins from the 18th century could weigh in if we can get better pics.
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in a place were there was a jewish settlement WADR that is not really a supporting claim. You need to consider that Jewish people would have most probably used the local currency. Judaism is a religion, not a country. Only Jewish coins I can think of would be the Ancient Israel Aka Judea coins, and the coins of the Lodz ghetto in WWII. Edited by BigSilver
09/25/2017 6:15 pm
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The six-pointed star, known as the "Seal of Solomon" in the Islamic tradition, is a widely used symbol on mediaeval Islamic coins, particularly fom Morocco but also from other regions of North Africa and elsewhere.
The one you found with the "1228" date would be from Morocco. I can't make out enough detail on any of these above coins to be sure of a date or mint.
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The six-pointed star, known as the "Seal of Solomon" in the Islamic tradition, is a widely used symbol on mediaeval Islamic coins This is interesting. I always wonder if today Israel's national emblem is also Seal of Solomon, which is mixed up with an Islamic coin from Morocco. |
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I always wonder if today Israel's national emblem is also Seal of Solomon, which is mixed up with an Islamic coin from Morocco. To clear things up a bit. Solomon was a Jewish king. The seal of Solomon in Arabic culture is attributed to the same. Solomon was a world renowned powerful king. So yes, the Israeli state flag has a Star of David which is the same symbol that is attributed to Solomon (his son and successor) in other cultures. |
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