That second mohur is beautiful. As an exercise I was able to read the coin including the mint. :)
I bought several Mughal India coins recently and spent some time attempting to read the Arabic text on them with the help of Richard Plant's book...
Great article! :)
I have this coin from the Islamic Samanid empire which is as large as a US silver dollar and have been researching it while staying at home....
[IMG] Syracuse Sicily Bronze Tetras Octopus Bronze, 15.4 mm, 3.84 gm, Catalog: SNG Cop 653 Struck: BC 425-420 Syracuse mint Obverse: Head of...
The two Roosevelt-Capitol tokens are different in other ways. Mine has a horizontal line under the capitol building and a different font for...
I have a similar Roosevelt token but it has a dirigible on the reverse also. [IMG] Franklin D. Roosevelt "Lucky Tillicum" Coin - US Capitol and...
British gold sovereigns are still being minted without denominations. :)
These unusual "wallets" meant for carrying British gold coins in the 1800's appeared in these two films. "The Card" was a British film released...
A writeup of this episode (with pictures) is on my website under "Coins on Television" along with the Hawaii 5-0 episode about "The $100,000...
I remember these two coins issued by Japan to commemorate the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. [IMG] Japan 1000 Yen 1964 Olympics Silver 35mm [IMG] Japan...
[IMG] Roman Empire - Emperor Nero Sestertius - Roma Seated Bronze, 33 mm, 22.48 gm, Catalog: RIC 356 Struck: AD 67 Rome Obverse: Laureate head...
Here is a similar coin: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/771ad-islamic-silver-coin-al-mansur-1911765484 :)
Another Elagabalus coin: [IMG] Elagabalus Denarius Syrian Priest Silver, 21 mm, 3.76 gm, Catalog: RIC 46 Struck: AD 221 Rome Obverse: Horned,...
An interesting post and topic and not too long after all. I wonder what the situation was in California. I have never heard of a California...
A common Louis XVI coin: [IMG] France gold double Louis d'Or 1786-A (Louis XVI) Gold, 28mm, 15.24gm Slightly smaller and lighter than a United...
I saw one of these Art Deco Turkish Republic coins in the Istanbul Museum and had to get one. [IMG] Turkey 100 Kurush 1934 Silver, 30 mm, 11.88...
From Coin World: In a bid to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, the NCAA canceled the entire men’s basketball tournament, and with it, a...
There was an interesting film on television this morning, "Dime with a Halo", made by MGM in 1963. The dime, a 1929 Mercury, only makes an...
The date is below the obverse and (to me) is unreadable. The 50 dinars was minted 1293-1305 (1876-1888)....
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