Another Arabian Coin? | Iranian Shiite Pilgrim Medal

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Turk7 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/11/2010 4:51 pm Thanks for any help. 26mm, obverse is silvery, reverse is more worn and yellowish. Identified - moved to Exonumia forum Report this Post to the Staff

Turk7 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/23/2010 08:45 am A date on the obverse appears to read 1237 or 1337 in Arabic (on the left side of the kneeling figure). Anyone have any ideas on the identification of this coin? Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1314 Posts	Posted 10/23/2010 10:13 am not a coin, best guess a temple token. Report this Post to the Staff
Turk7 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/23/2010 10:22 am I wonder if it's normal to have dates on tokens. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 10/28/2010 10:34 am Found it listed on zeno.ru as an "Iranian medal" depicting Ali, founder of the Shiite Islamic sect; the design is the same except for the location of the date. 1337 in the Iranian calendar was 1958 AD. Presumably it is indeed a "temple token" or, more properly, a pilgrim's token, given to Shiites undertaking the Hajj to Mecca. 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
Turk7 New Member United States 44 Posts	Posted 10/28/2010 7:06 pm The power team of andyg and sap comes through again. Thanks to both of you for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
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