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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Parthicus, post: 8155831, member: 81887&quot;]The Chinese coin (with center hole) is of the &quot;Ban Liang&quot; type (Hartill 7), these were issued (with many variations) from around 350 BC to 119 BC.&nbsp; Distinguishing the various types involves careful measurement of weight and diameter as well as style.&nbsp; The coin pictured has a strong raised rim around the edges, which does seem odd for the series; that may be a known variety, but I don&#039;t see it listed in Hartill.&nbsp; The coin has also been hideously over cleaned (assuming it is genuinely ancient and not a modern casting.)&nbsp; Bottom left coin looks like a silver dirham of the Abbasid caliphate (agree with [USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER] ) but can&#039;t see well enough to ID more precisely.&nbsp; I don&#039;t see anything about that coin to make me suspicious.&nbsp; The other Islamic might be Mamluk, but part of my brain is saying Ilkhan; either way, could be very common unless I&#039;m missing a rare variety, and nothing about it screams &quot;fake&quot; to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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