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Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 02/08/2019 10:24 pm I'm pretty sure this coin is from Morocco but I'm having a hard time identifying it. It's 22m and weighs 4.3 grams. I think the year is 1280. Any help would be appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7939 Posts	Posted 02/08/2019 11:05 pm It looks like a falus. Though the dimensions are a bit off from what's in the Numista listing: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces82593.html Edited by tdziemia 02/08/2019 11:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 02/09/2019 09:02 am It may be a contemporary counterfeit of the 2-falus or just more carelessly made than usual. The mint name should be on the top and the date is below. 1280 hijri = AD 1863/4. In the case of your coin, the mint name Fas (Fez) is written pretty well but the date is backward. Compare this example at Zeno: https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=171735. Edited by Kushanshah 02/09/2019 09:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 02/09/2019 09:08 am Apparently the inverted date is a known error: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22378.html I actually thought it was a plausible mistake by Moroccan engravers, who probably weren't that familiar with European Arabic numerals. Inverted dates do show up on coins every so often. Report this Post to the Staff
Jay1234 Valued Member United States 379 Posts	Posted 02/24/2019 3:28 pm Thank you for the help! Report this Post to the Staff
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