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New Member
United States
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Nice looking coin, but someone brazed a loop on the back to turn it into a piece of jewelry I think. I believe it is King Farouk, perhaps 5 milliemes? 20 mm diameter. Thanks,   Moved to Exonumia forum - Sap |
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New Member
 United States
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Can anyone help me to identify this coin? I believe it is Egyptian. It is the size of a 1/2 Millieme and King Farouk reigned from 1936 - 1952. The number on the back of the coin appears to be a 5. Any ideas?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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not a coin, jewellery perhaps?
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New Member
United States
44 Posts |
thanks, but more likely it appears to be a coin made into jewelry
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1314 Posts |
you asked for advice on this 'object', it is of course entirely up to you to believe said advice. Good luck with your search!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd agree with andyg that it is not a coin. "Farouk"'s effigy looks like a crude imitation rather than an official portrait. And Egypt never had a reverse like that, with a number in an inner circle.
If you would like you could take a bigger (zoomed in) picture so I could ask my Arab students to translate the legend for you.
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New Member
United States
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Larger images below. I hope they will help. Thanks.   |
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Moderator
 Australia
16811 Posts |
Sorry, but as andyg said, it's not an actual coin - it's a piece of jewellery designed to look like a coin. Unlike coins of the period, which bore both AD and AH dates, your piece has no date at all. The design is loosely based on coins like the 5 milliemes. 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
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New Member
United States
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Does anyone know whether jewelry that is designed to look like a coin or a coin that is modified into some type of jewelry would properly be classified as exonumia? Thanks.
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Moderator
Australia
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A coin modified to become jewellery would still be a coin, though if the damage was severe enough (such as one entire side of the coin obliterated) it would fall into the "love token" category of exonumia. A fantasy or reproduction coin that only vaguely resembled an actual coin (such as this piece) would be exonumia. The other possibility is that it's a token of some kind; the notch would be an unusual feature for tokens of that period, but there are tokens of similar size known from Egypt with Farouk's portrait on them, such as this one, described as brass, 24mm. 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
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New Member
United States
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Thanks to everyone who contributed their thoughts on this item. Your help on this and my other items has been excellent.
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Posted 10/23/2010 10:13 am
