#3 and 4 look to be Ayyubid fals. #3 is probably from the Aleppo branch mint, al-Zahir Ghazi ibn Al Nasir Yusuf (AH 582-613). #4 might be the same.
It is a 1/2 anna from the princely state of Mewar, capital Udaipur. The date is VS1999, or 1942 AD.
I'm glad to hear you are getting the opportunity to set up at another show. Sounds like you may be filling a need in the area if you are...
It is a 100 millim from Tunisia. The others are also millimes.
I have some.
Those are some great looking coins, I particularily like the Colombian 10 centavos. I think this coin was produced in a similar manner to those...
Just from the last six sultans, which covers from AH 1255 onward, there were mints in the following places, possibly more could be added....
By your description of the weight, you've nailed it as a fake.
I've PMed him several times since August, with no response.
Good to see you guys at the show. I found only a few coins to buy, was interested in others but prices were too high. I found an IHC RPD...
AU is probably around $5-6, UNC at $10. I paid $2 for the one shown.
Now that I think about it, I do know of someone who may already have some useful information regarding this coin type and its composition from XRF...
Just an added note on the coin. The date 1962 is frozen, meaning that these were minted with that date until 1982.
What I meant by relative purity was just how would technology of the time been able to take something that might be only 5% nickel and increase...
Nice coin! I first saw one of these coins several months ago and was quite fascinated at the idea that nickel was isolated and used in a coin at...
The 1 baht you are calling BE 2544 looks to me like BE 2548.
No, I believe the consensus is that the eagle side is the obverse, since it is effectively the 'coat of arms'.
On the cap and rays side, at about 9:00 there are the tops of some letters. The most visible are 1R, after that is the top of what looks like a...
The charge is $6, and the discount coupon can be printed from the internet, bringing it to $4. It is difficult to imagine significant numbers of...
If it were an 8 reales, there are sources that would definitely be able to narrow it down by subtle differences in the design. However, I cannot...
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