Can any one help me identify these coins?

One of my uncles' gave me a coin collection , I was a keen collector in my teens of stamps and coins, but these days i aint an active collector. I have a couple of coins that look as if they are valuable and sought by collectors, can any one help me identify them ? I believe they are gold coins.

 

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Looks interesting. Have you tryed to scan these coins in instead of foto. I think they are written in Hebrew, but not sure. How thick are they and diameter. With a clear pic we may be able to determinate if it is Hebrew and from there the year.

 

Hard to judge as the photos are fuzzy, but they look Arabic to me, not Hebrew. What are the size and weight of these pieces? Try to make some sharper (& bigger) pictures.
The pictures look gold, is that the real color? The images look like rupees from one of the Indian princely states--but those are generally silver.

 

need help with ID

I took these coins to my local Chineese restaurant and they said it was writen in old Chineese so they coulnt read it. Any idea what I got here,Thank you

 

That does not look like hebrew to me, more like arabic (unless it is really scripted, I can read it if its hebrew)

 

It looks like a Mughal coin of Aurangzeb to me, but you need to post some photos which are not so blurry. I will try to find a link for you in case you cannot post a better photo, and then you can look yourself and see what it is.

 

Nice coins, But i can help you to identify them though Sorry!

 

thanks

thanks guys, i'll post better pics and details like the diameter, roughly the weight and all. it looks gold to me, it is the original color, and finish, i havnt done anything foolish like clean them or anything. i myself being an indian and my uncle being indian, the chances are that it might be indian. he said it was given to him by an arabic friend. so the confusion is still there , whether its arabic, hebrew or some old indian letters. guys please do help me out when i post more pics, i appreciate the help and support. u guys are the best . period

 

appreciated

 

The inscription is in Persian (which uses Arabic script). More later.

 

Checking my standard catalog of gold coins 5th ed. I'm leaning towards they may be from Iran maybe an Mohur. Hammered coinage 1700'S look up a 1/3 Mohur 3.6500 g. KM# 482 hope this helps

 

i googled mughal coins of aurangazeb's time and found one that looks similar, can you guys take a look at that pic and let me know if they are similar.


i am not a keen collector now adays

 

Again what I have found to what pictures you have posted is Iran mid 1700's Invest in a wold coin catalog of gold coins they just released the new one I believe 6 th ed. these run around 50 to 75 usd. this book is the bible on gold coins and mine has paid for itself many times over.

 

These two coins match the inscription in the center band cho mehr monir (like the shining moon). I think I can make out Aurangzeb's name on your coin, but I can't be sure without a better photograph. Here are the two pictures. To identify it accurately you will need a picture clear enough to show the date and the full inscriptions.

 

They are from Iran....however I need better pic's to idenify. I have found several coins that have one of the sides of what you have pictured. also label side one and two of each coin so I can lockmin on what is what plus if you could weight them would you say thy are about 3 grams? or larger that would help alot .....buy the book it 's worth its weight in gold.

 

first coin is from
http://www.indusnumis.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2_14&sort=20a&page=4

second coin--scroll down to Aurangzeb
http://www.neocollect.com/coll/90/?page=2#

 

i believe that the coins roughly weigh 10 grams.

 

This appears to be your coin. The inscriptions appear to match what I can see from your photos although I cannot make out the date on yours. So the coin would be Aurangzeb's, minted in Delhi (Shahjahanabad).
http://picpoke.com/im/164eiedd

Since the coin is in the collection of the American numismatic society, you can look it up more about it there. Congratulations on such a lovely coin.

 

If you photograph your coins in better focus, I can read the inscriptions on your coin for you. However, I am fairly certain that it matches the coin of Aurangzeb posted above.

 

is it the same as the pic here ?

to my untrained eye, if thats the case, then the coin is a mohar (mugal mohar)

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...&ndsp=21&tbs=isch:1&ei=5lmiS7O6FIKglAfJ-IjWCA