Any Help Will Be Appreciated (Arabic Script Based Loosely On Silver Coins Issued By Ottoman Algeria)

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SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 03/13/2023 10:05 am A tiny (0.5 g, 15 mm diameter) coin, could you please help? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34408 Posts	Posted 03/13/2023 11:04 am @sam, sorry but that is not a coin. We usually describe them as " jewelry imitation ottoman tokens". The ones that are holed (such as yours) may have been part of a belly dancer costume at one point. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 03/13/2023 11:20 am @Spence I see, thank you. Is it a legitimate text, or an imitation of Arabic script as well? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 03/13/2023 9:35 pm It is very crudely copied Arabic script based loosely - very loosely - on the silver coins issued by Ottoman Algeria, something like this example of a 1/8 riyal from 1828. The original coins stated the name of the Ottoman sultan, the name of the mint-city (al-Jazair, or Algiers) and the date. But these jewellery imitations don't really say anything and only somewhat resemble Arabic letters. 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
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 03/14/2023 05:40 am Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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