I found it. It is 24kt gold. But dont know the origin. Is it fake or real? But the metal is pure gold. Are those hieroglyphics on the coin?
Turkey may not be far off- it kinda-sorta resembles some Ottoman Empire coins, though I don't see the "toughra" monogram one would expect to see on those. If you want my theory, I think it might not be a coin at all, but rather a gold charm which mimics some of those Ottoman/Egyptian/Turkish gold pieces. For all I know, the inscriptions could be pseudo-Arabic gibberish (though admittedly I do not know that for sure). Just based on the style of the thing, it looks like a charm rather than a coin, but again, I could be mistaken. (Also, if it is in fact 24K gold, that speaks more to a charm than a coin, since gold coins were seldom struck in pure gold but were usually alloyed with copper or other metals to make them more durable for commerce.) On my "Holey Gold Hat" of avatar fame, I had both a real Ottoman Turkish gold zehri mahbub and a lookalike charm. These charms were (and probably still are) often holed and used on belly dancer costumes and other garments like that. So... good news and bad news. Bad news being, you might not have a coin at all. Good news being, hey... gold is gold, and good to have in any form, right?
Thats right marc, gold is always gold. I did checked it from the gold jewellery store, they told it was 24k. A Belly dancer was a nice example from you. Thankyou..
