Please Help Me With These (I Think) Arabic Coins

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gravey09 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 03/14/2018 5:19 pm I bought these two coins from a coin magazine (maybe Coin World) about 40 years ago. They were inexpensive, but I think the ad said that they made of silver. I thought they looked cool, so I bought them. Does anyone know their origin, age, composition, value (if any), etc.? The coin with the concentric circle design weighs 3.56 grams, and the other oblong-shaped coin weighs 3.44 grams. My Lebanese friend looked at the coins and can read the words "Shah" and "Mohammed" on at least one of the coins, and says the alphabet looks Persian to him. Please let me know your thoughts. Thank you. * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 03/14/2018 6:58 pm Top is a billon 2 Gani of Delhi sultan Alauddin Khilji: http://coinindia.com/galleries-khalji.html Bottom is a late "bull and horseman" jital, also billon, from about the 10th-12th century I think. It's very off center and a bit poorly struck, but I believe it's an anonymous "Sri Samanta Deva" type, meaning Honorable Chief Commander or thereabouts. Here's an early one I own: Over time the type was copied and copied again, generally decreasing in silver content and becoming harder to recognize. They were made throughout northern India from about 750-1400 AD. Both coins unfortunately are very common, worth only a few dollars each. Report this Post to the Staff
gravey09 New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 03/15/2018 1:04 pm Wow. Thank you so much for the information. Although not worth much, it is still really cool to hold a 700 year old coin in my hands! Report this Post to the Staff
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