Unknown Arabian? Coin | Egyptian Qirsh

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Turk7 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/11/2010 4:29 pm Need help identifying this coin. Perhaps Arabic? 28mm, thin. Thanks. Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 10/12/2010 10:09 pm Egyptian Qirsh, KM#181. AH1223/23(1829) Report this Post to the Staff
Turk7 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 7:57 pm DCH: Thanks again. I'm somewhat confused though. When I put 1223 AH into the date calculator it comes back with 1808 AD. How did you arrive at 1829, and what does 1223/23 indicate? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 8:38 pm 1223 is the year Mahmud II came to power(Accession year) and this coin was issued in the 23rd year of his reign(regnal year). accession year(1223)+regnal year(23)-1=year of issue(1245) AH1245=1829 Report this Post to the Staff
Turk7 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 9:04 pm Thanks for the details. Where is the accession year and, more importantly, where would I find the regnal year? Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 10/15/2010 10:21 pm Rotate the bottom pic 180. Accession year is at the bottom, regnal year at the top. Report this Post to the Staff
Turk7 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/22/2010 6:01 pm I think I'm catching on, though the conversion between AH and AD seems to vary 1 year depending on which way you go. However, can you explain why you subtracted a year in your conversion from AH to AD in your message of 10/15? Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
palaniappan Valued Member India 265 Posts	Posted 10/22/2010 8:08 pm try the krause catalog or numismatika the online tool to find the whereabouts of the coin warm wishes. Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 10/22/2010 8:13 pm The accession year is regnal year one. AH1223/1=1223 AH1223/2=1224 The Hijra year is 11-12 days shorter than a standard year. Report this Post to the Staff
Turk7 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/23/2010 07:39 am Thank you so much, particularly DCH, for the education in reading dates on arabic coins. Your assistance has been extremely valuable! Report this Post to the Staff
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