A beautiful coin

Was almost tempted to buy this...but resisted, as it is not my field:

 

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very nice. great design.

 

Good to see such self control :thumb:
Do me a favor. Let me know from where can I buy this beauty.

 

Where is Spock when you need him?

 

yes i am here but i dont see any coins?

 

okay it finally showed up its nice but i am proud of you stainless. how much was it going for?

 

Egypt 2 piastres, 1335/1917. Nice toning on that one, and looks like clash marks on the reverse (first picture).

 

Unique Design!

 

$35..prolly a good price, but too much for me to spend on a coin I know nothing about.

stainless

 

it does look nice

 

Nice design!

 

They had the same design on the 2, 5, 10 and 20 piastre.

My not so good 1917 5 and 10 piastre coins

 

Keep Posting. Can someone tell me about the history of this coin?

Ruben

 

These coins, specifically 2, 5, 10, and 20 piastres, are 90% silver and minted in AH 1335.

Egypt was nominally a possession of the Ottoman Empire until World War I, though effectively occupied by the British. However, since Constantinople chose an alliance with Germany, it forfeited any dominance of Egypt at the war's outset. The British then installed their own puppet 'sultan' on the throne, whose name appears on these coins (Sultan Hussain Kamil). The asencion date of Kamil is AH 1333 (1914 AD), which is the date appearing on the obverse. The reverse of this coin type shows both the hijra year (always 1335) and Christian year (either 1916 or 1917) of the minting.

 

what history its a coin from egypt?

the only coins i am interested in from egypt belonged to king farouk

 

35 $ for such a nice iridescent patination is not expensive IMO !

 

Thought I might post my not so good 10 and 2 piastres from the same date. Photos taken with a digital camera and orange shown is a trick of the light. Best wishes, Mike.

 

What is AH???

 

Here are a few more 10 piastres:

This is also a 1917, but from the Heaton mint (H mintmark). Note the difference in the font for the number 10 from the above examples.


And a 1916...

 

Hijra year, AH 1 was in 622 AD, and it is a lunar calendar.