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uouo77 Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 08/25/2009 10:10 am I'm hoping somebody can help me read this coin. I have been trying to find the locations of the date and denomination. I'm Guessing that the language is Eastern Arabic. All I know of the coin so far is, It comes from the Indian Princely State of Hyderabad I also think it has a value of 4 Annas. Report this Post to the Staff

AmericanMuscle Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 08/25/2009 10:40 am I think that's a silver rupee, most likely from the AH era. Not sure of the denomination. Edited by AmericanMuscle 08/25/2009 10:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 08/25/2009 3:05 pm That is in fact a silver Rupee minted between 1911 and 1924 in Hyderabad. It should weigh about .294 ounces, and it is 81.8% silver. As for the date, I am not quite certain. The language on this coin does in fact look more like eastern Arabic than Persian. Report this Post to the Staff
cownas22 Pillar of the Community United States 1055 Posts	Posted 08/25/2009 4:31 pm Nice coin. I have no idea what the denom. is. I can't read arabic yet, something I hope to learn in the next few years. Arabic text as quite an elegant look, looks difficult to write as well. Report this Post to the Staff
uouo77 Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 08/25/2009 5:23 pm I have more information. The coin is 20mm and has a weight of 2.8g. I have ID this coin as a 4 Anna Cat. # KM Y65 which make it made of Nickel. I was stumped on it being a Rupee also for a while, but it doesn't have the feel of silver. However, I'm still stuck on the date. There are only 2 choices. An AH1366//37 or AH1368//39, there is also a AH1368//37 listed with no pricing, so I take it that one is rare. AS a side note, I know the AH stands for Arabic dating, but I have no idea what the "//37" stands for. Edited by uouo77 08/25/2009 5:25 pm Report this Post to the Staff
wheatiefan Pillar of the Community United States 507 Posts	Posted 08/25/2009 6:41 pm I believe yours is year 1366. The date is immediately below the building on the obverse, with the symbols that look like flags. Check out this numeral converter. I think I see the numerals for "37" on the reverse at the 6:30 position near the inner circle. Sorry that I cannot tell you what "37" stands for. hope this helps, -wheatiefan Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 08/25/2009 9:22 pm Could the //37 refer to the year of the Nizamate? in this case of Mir Mahbub Ali Khan II. Edited by thai-vic 08/25/2009 9:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 08/25/2009 11:50 pm Ah, now I see. I didn't realize that there were some issues of this type from the 1940s. Your coin is in fact a 4 Annas, which is made of nickel, and it is Y#65. It was only minted for 2 years AH1366 /37 (1947) and AH1368 /39 (1950). So your coin is from 1947, and it is worth US$1.50 in Unc. A very nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
uouo77 Valued Member United States 125 Posts	Posted 08/26/2009 09:23 am I want to thank all for the input. It was a Great help !! Report this Post to the Staff
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