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otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 10/26/2024 12:10 pm I have 4 coins that I think are Byzantine, but I'm not sure where to start my research. I'd appreciate help. Edited by otto 10/26/2024 12:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 10/27/2024 08:37 am As far as I can tell, none of them are Byzantine; all four coins have legends in Arabic script on both sides, which is a feature of Islamic rather than Byzantine coinage. Unfortunately my knowledge of Arabic script only goes about far enough to distinguish it from (most) other scripts, so I have no idea where the coins are actually from. They don't look very early or very late, so maybe 10th-16th century (ish), probably Middle East but maybe India or North Africa. Size and weight measurements would probably be very helpful for further ID. There are a few CCF members who can read Arabic and they might also be able to help. Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 10/27/2024 09:11 am Thank you, january1may The first 2 coins do look a lot like some Indian coins I've seen. Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1313 Posts	Posted 10/28/2024 6:39 pm Not Indian, try Mamluk or Umayyad possibly. Report this Post to the Staff
otto Pillar of the Community United States 1326 Posts	Posted 10/29/2024 07:40 am Thanks, andyg. I found some pretty close matches with Google Lens. Report this Post to the Staff
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