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Squire Wilson Pillar of the Community Australia 653 Posts	Posted 04/27/2018 11:13 pm I picked up this coin "on spec" today and I would like to ask help in identifying this and in unravelling the story that it has to tell. I call this the "sands of time" coin. It looks just like some mysterious writing that has been written into beach sand and that the tide is slowly obliterating... Thanks for your help Squire Edited by Squire Wilson 04/27/2018 11:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 635 Posts	Posted 04/28/2018 10:20 am Nice coin, undoubtedly with quite a story to tell! I can say it's not from India, my guess is Iran or Afghanistan, though I'm not knowledgeable enough on those to further identify it. A weight and diameter would help. Report this Post to the Staff
truthandreality2 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 04/28/2018 10:24 am Hi there, I just started browsing this forum and happened upon your thread. I wanted to let you know that the writing is most likely Arabic, possibly Farsi ("Persian"). At the very least, Arabic letters are used I can only identify individual letters and have never really been good at reading it in that style. Can't identify the country or even region because in older times Arabic was used in not only the Arab world, but in Iran and Turkey as well. Best of luck! Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 04/28/2018 3:42 pm I would guess perhaps Timurid or Safavid. Not a match, but something of this ilk: https://cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=347944 Report this Post to the Staff
Squire Wilson Pillar of the Community Australia 653 Posts	Posted 04/28/2018 9:40 pm Thanks Bob L, Seeker55 and truthandreality2 for your helpful comments The coins diameter varies from 20 to 21mm. I have not weighed the coin yet but it does have some "weight in the hand" so it could be silver. I note that the LHS picture of the coin is probably upside down. I have posted it correctly below I also note that the script shown on the RHS of the coin appears to be surroundined by a "flower like / circular" frame, particularly appearent on the top left and central parts of the coin. Squire Report this Post to the Staff
Squire Wilson Pillar of the Community Australia 653 Posts	Posted 04/28/2018 11:49 pm ....I think I am getting closer now See https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/pa...Default.aspx The identification of the flower like circular frame on one side of the coin helped. Also the coin is about the right size. Squire Edited by Squire Wilson 04/28/2018 11:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 04/29/2018 01:24 am The mint and date are in the flower-like frame. Looks like Irawan (Yerevan) 942h. Edited by Kushanshah 04/29/2018 01:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
Squire Wilson Pillar of the Community Australia 653 Posts	Posted 04/29/2018 04:05 am thanks Kushanshah that is very useful information indeed Squire Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189502 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 5:11 pm to the Community, truthandreality2! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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