Small Brass Or Gold Arabic Coin? ID Help (Id: Ottoman Jewelry Imitation/Belly Dancer)

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zypronix New Member Sweden 47 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 11:11 am Hello, need help with this little coin, only at 0.30 grams Report this Post to the Staff

mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 11:56 am It almost looks like the Arabian version of play money, since I have one similar myself. I don't see a date with this one . Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 12:30 pm Quote: It almost looks like the Arabian version of play money Specifically, with that hole, it's probably a so-called "belly dancer coin" - an imitation (of Ottoman coinage) made for use in fancy-looking jewelry. Quote: I don't see a date with this one I do - upside down, just upwards of center on the second pic, the bit that looks like a slightly slanted >>>. Of course it's not an actual date but just an imitation. Incidentally, while I'm not 100% sure what exactly it imitates, looking it up on Numista, I highly suspect it's trying to imitate a gold coin of Mahmud II from the 1830s - either this, this, or this, depending on the size. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16806 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 5:09 pm Correct; it's a "jewellery imitation" of an Ottoman-era gold coin. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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