Help identifying small silver coins…fanam? wire money? medallion?

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  1. Mark Metzger

    Mark Metzger Well-Known Member

    I received these four “coins” as part of a large world lot and would appreciate help identifying them. A couple appear to be middle easters and the top left may be old Russian wire money. The uniface (one sided) makes me think a few might be medallions rather than coins. Let me know if anyone has an idea of what is here.
    Thanks!
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    Mark Metzger, Jul 15, 2021
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  3. Evan Saltis

    Evan Saltis OWNER - EBS Numis LLC

    I don't see any Russian. All look Arab or maybe Indian in origin.
     
    Evan Saltis, Jul 15, 2021
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  4. JayAg47

    JayAg47 Well-Known Member

    Looks like Ottoman Akce coins.
     
    JayAg47, Jul 15, 2021
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  5. dltsrq

    dltsrq Grumpy Old Man

    All appear to be Ottoman. The coin at upper right is an akche of Bayezid II, 1481-1512, Adrana (Edirne) mint, dated AH 886.
    https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=222991
    The coin at lower left looks like a para (?) of Mahmud II, 1808-1839, Misr (Egypt) mint, dated AH 1223, regnal year 12. The reverse seems to be an incuse of the obverse, possibly a mint error or some type of imitation?
    https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=85162
    The other two are akches. On the coin at lower right, I can make out the mint name "Misr" and a partial date "9xx". I can't read anything useful on the coin at upper left.
     
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