Unidentified Ancient Arab Coin (19th Century Turkey 6 Kurush)

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AlbeItaly84 New Member Italy 3 Posts	Posted 05/02/2020 12:02 pm Hello everybody! I'm Alberto and I'm writing from Italy. I have an old coin with arabic words for almost 20 years and I would like to know more about it. I attached it's pictures and I'm curious to read what do you think about it. Thanks a lot! Alberto Report this Post to the Staff

chronos Pillar of the Community Lebanon 506 Posts	Posted 05/02/2020 12:15 pm it is an ottoman coin ,on the reverse it is written in arabic "struck in constantinople" in 1223 in islamic calendar which correspond to 1832-1833 in gregorian calendar the number 28 corresponds to the year of reign of the sultan in place. On the reverse there is what is called the tughra , it is the seal of the sultan , each sultan has his own seal ,this one probably is the sultan mahmud 2 seal you should give us the weight and diameter so we can help you find the proper denomination of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
AlbeItaly84 New Member Italy 3 Posts	Posted 05/03/2020 09:04 am Hi Chronos, thank you! Its diametre is 3,7 cm (1,45 inches), its weight is 12 grams (0,39 ounces). Albe Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7958 Posts	Posted 05/03/2020 12:48 pm This coin is a fit for the dimensions, but the design is not quite right (no flowers in the field, etc) https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces168799.html Edit: Trovato! 6 Kurush, KM-603 https://www.NGCcoin.com/price-guide...duid-1551664 Edited by tdziemia 05/03/2020 10:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff
AlbeItaly84 New Member Italy 3 Posts	Posted 05/08/2020 09:07 am Thank you very much! Now that I know what kind of coin it is, I think that one day or another I'm going to buy a better preserved one! Bye, Alberto Report this Post to the Staff
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