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Im new here and need help on identifying the year,origin,and value of this coin. Any help is greatly appreciated.   |
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Most likely some sort of Egyptian coin/medal dated 1409 - 1989.
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Most likely some sort of Egyptian coin/medal dated 1409 - 1989 I agree. A.R.E. is likely Arab Republic of Egypt, the official name of the country. I could not find this as a coin in a search on Numista (there are A LOT of Egypt commemoratives since the 1980s), so it may be a medal. |
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The dude on the chariot makes me think of Ramesses the great so my guess is that it was probably a souvenir medal or something from a museum or historical site. I'll bet the symbols over the figure identify the individual but I didn't get a hit on google images for the hieroglyphic spelling of Ramesses.
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I have found coins like this one,but with a little different details. So is this some some sort of replication?
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 Here is the closest coin I've seen with a few differences.  |
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Maybe someone here can read the inscription? I admit I don't know much about Egyptian coins but the history of the pharaohs and ancient Egypt is fascinating. Wikipedia showed a similar looking design showing Ramesses II on a chariot.
Also just a guess but the fact that the 2nd set of pics you posted (which I am assuming is an actual coin) has a denomination and year do make me think your original was not created as currency but as a tourist souvenir or commemorative medal of some kind.
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Still no solution on this huh? I'd love to know what it is....
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The original poster's item is an Egyptian medal probably commemorating Egypt's readmission to the Arab League in 1989. The post-Farouk Egyptian government issued this gold coin with the same obverse to commemorate the sacking of King Farouk.  Egypt pound 1955 - Third anniversary of Egyptian Revolution Gold, 23mm, 8.48gm, 0.8750 (21 carat) This coin has an image of the Egyptian Pharaoh Rameses II riding a chariot.  Edited by willieboyd2
07/21/2019 1:21 pm
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Thank you Willie! I got the guy on the chariot right at least!
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Posted 07/18/2019 04:29 am
