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Another Princely State Coin? Please Help.

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 Posted 08/11/2021  05:29 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add David Graham to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Well, I was warned this is a complex area of numismatics and boy, you were right. My second coin is causing headaches. I cannot identify any features except possibly a trident?
Diam 22-23mm
Width 6.5mm
Weight - 20.5g
Material - copper

Any help appreciated. Thanks
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 Posted 08/11/2021  09:01 am  Show Profile   Check Seeker55's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add Seeker55 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's a paisa of the Sultans of Dehli, Islam Shah, AD 1545-1552, no mint name and date worn and partly off flan, Goron/Goenka D1050. GG says these coins were made from AH 952-960. It looks like your date is probably 957 (at bottom of first photo).

https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=57170

Just FYI, I identified it by searching Zeno for coins with weights from 20.35 to 20.65 g and size from 22.5 to 24 mm. This gave a list of about 50 coin photos to look through.

Also, for future reference, in Arabic writing the rounded bottoms of the letters should be at the bottom, so the first photo is fine, second should be rotated about 80 degrees counterclockwise.
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08/11/2021 09:05 am
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Thanks Seeker55. I was wondering what parts of the coin were used for ID but the advice on using weight etc is really handy. Also, thanks for the tip re the writing. Will endeavour to rotate the coins the right way in future posts.
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