Coin Found At Late 17th/Early 18th Century Site (Id: Safavid Iran, Likely Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722)

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Serge40t New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/25/2023 10:14 pm I'm almost ready to chalk this one up as unidentifiable but I've had luck in the past with the experts on here and I've been extremely grateful. Any ideas on this one? It's imperfectly round but I measure 23mm. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 02/25/2023 11:25 pm The writing is Arabic, so the classification is, very broadly, "Islamic". The style of writing is modern, so it's not mediaeval. I can't really read much of what's going on with this coin in terms of year or mint-name, but I can see a very distinctive pattern of decorative "dots" which has me leaning towards Iran, or perhaps Mughal India. 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
Serge40t New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/25/2023 11:58 pm Islamic has been the consensus from other people's input. I truly appreciate your expert affirmation. As I stated, I'm content with not getting an exact identification. However, it's a complex site for which it was found and knowing it was an Islamic coin adds to the complexity of this site...given the context with the other identifiable coins and relics. This forum is wonderful! Report this Post to the Staff
Reno911 Valued Member United States 316 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 12:25 am Is the coin thick or thin? And were you metal detecting? Nice to know what area you live in it could pin down maybe what type of coin it is I found a few variances to it. I'd say that was a nice fine sadly it's so worn on the one side and partially on the other. I'd still keep it as a keeper as they say, nice find Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 07:07 am Safavid Iran, likely Sultan Husayn, 1694-1722. The side that is more legible has the Shiite kalima: "There is no god but Allah alone. Muhammad is the prophet of Allah. 'Ali is the friend of Allah." The margin (barely visible) should contain the names of the 12 Shiite Imams. The ruler's name, mint and date would have been on the mostly blank side. A trace of the date is visible at the bottom edge. The denomination would be determined by weight. For comparison: https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=4609 Edited by Kushanshah 02/26/2023 07:17 am Report this Post to the Staff
Serge40t New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/26/2023 10:43 am Thank you so very much. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187862 Posts	Posted 02/27/2023 11:45 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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