Another Arabic Coin With A Star Of David On It

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brm9009 New Member Spain 0 Posts	Posted 06/27/2011 12:17 pm today I bought a coin in a small antiques dealer. I think the date is 1318 (arabic years) but I am not sure. It has 2 stars of david on it, one on the front and the other on the back. does anyone have any idea what it is. The dealer said it is iraqi but I checked the web and I found nothing. Report this Post to the Staff

Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2870 Posts	Posted 06/27/2011 12:45 pm Hi - A picture would help - but I suspect it is Moroccan My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
TwoKopeiki Pillar of the Community Czech Republic 803 Posts	Posted 06/27/2011 12:46 pm Beat me by a minute! I'd also guess a Moroccan bronze Falus. Edited by TwoKopeiki 06/27/2011 11:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
nikola Valued Member Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska) 342 Posts	Posted 06/27/2011 3:37 pm Hello and welcome. According to the description I would have agreed with Bacchus2 and TwoKopeiki , but the picture would definitely help. My opinion is that it is a Moroccan Dirham from the period Abd al-Aziz AH1311-1326 / 1894-1908AD Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 06/27/2011 6:11 pm Does it have a five-pointed or six-pointed star? The five-pointed star is found on many Moroccan coins. A Star of David is six-pointed. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 06/27/2011 6:44 pm Actually, most Moroccan copper coins from the 1800s have six-pointed stars. The Seal of Solomon, from which the Star of David was derived in mediaeval times, is usually depicted as six-pointed with a dot in the centre. NGC example. 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
TwoKopeiki Pillar of the Community Czech Republic 803 Posts	Posted 06/27/2011 11:53 pm Sapyx, I seem to recall the same question on another forum a long time ago :) And you're absolutely right, Star of David would be 6-pointed, while Seal of Solomon on Islamic coins could be both 5 and 6-pointed. And I meant to say Falus, not Mohur. This is not India ;) Report this Post to the Staff
EgCollector Pillar of the Community Egypt 3470 Posts	Posted 07/13/2011 09:31 am to cc forum if you still didnt get your answer, I think a pic would help Report this Post to the Staff
agandau Valued Member Australia 193 Posts	Posted 07/13/2011 11:07 pm brm9009 The hexagram is a geometric design found in many religions. During the great flowering of Islamic culture in the medieval period, geometric design was a recurrent theme in Islamic artwork, and so it is not surprising to see hexagrams on Moroccan coins. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagram I quite like the Moroccan 50 centime (c.1920's) with a pentagram on one side and a pair of octograms on the other. Report this Post to the Staff
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