Yemen Coin? | 1/2 Buqsha C.1925 - Coin Community Forum

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Warack60 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 03/03/2010 10:12 pm Another coin in which all I can gather is its from India, maybe, and is from 1904? Any info would be greatly appreciated! http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/...iancoin2.jpg http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/...iancoin1.jpg Thanks again to anyone who knows anything about this. Identified - moved to World Coin forum - Sap Edited by Warack60 03/04/2010 02:48 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 03/04/2010 02:09 am It's not Indian, it's from Yemen, a 1/2 buqsha (KM/Y# 2.5). Imam Yahya came to power in 1904 (AH 1322) and this is the date you can see above the crescent in the top pic. The actual date the coin was struck is inscribed inside the circle on the other side. Unfortunately, that part of your coin is quite well worn, and I can't make out the date there, but your possible options are in the range 1339 to 1349. Examples on zeo.ru. 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
Warack60 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 03/04/2010 02:42 am Wow thank you so very much. I can guarantee you just saved me hours of pouring over India princely states coins trying to find this. I have no idea how you knew this was from Yemen, but again thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 03/04/2010 03:04 am You're welcome. Quote: I have no idea how you knew this was from Yemen... I can't read Arabic, though I do have a book that assists somewhat with coin translations if I need it. I usually have to rely on pattern recognition. In this case, the key pattern is the crescent. While some Indian States coins and others have a similar crescent shape on them spanning the coin like this, almost all the older Yemeni coins do - so whenever I see an "Arabic coin" with a crescent on it like that, I always look under Yemen first. 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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