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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 77835, member: 669&quot;]Hello there Rusty, and&nbsp; <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; to CoinTalk.</p><p><br /></p><p>The characters above the date are definitely Arabic, not Hebrew.&nbsp; Frequently a mint mark appears above the date on an Islamic coin, but I can&#039;t match the characters on yours to any of the marks illustrated in the Standard Catalog of World Coins (&quot;Krause&quot;).</p><p><br /></p><p>The dot in a star is the Islamic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karamanid" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karamanid" rel="nofollow">&gt;&gt; Seal of Suleyman (scroll down) &lt;&lt;</a> (which was frequently used on Morrocon coins, among others) rather than a Jewish Star of David.</p><p><br /></p><p>AH1286 on the Islamic calendar extended from April 13, 1869 to April 3, 1870, on the western calendar, which would place it during the Morrocon reign of Sidi Mohammed IV; but Krause says that the 11.5g bronze 4 falus it resembles (KM#166.1 and KM#166.2 from different mints) was first minted in AH1290 (1873-74).&nbsp; The obverse design is identical to yours, with the Seal inside a ring of denticles, and the reverse is similar, but with different Arabic characters above the date.</p><p><br /></p><p>From your photos I&#039;m not convinced it is a casting, but my slightly educated guess is that you have a contemporary forgery, with an illegible mint name.&nbsp; If so, it will weigh 6g or less, according to Krause.&nbsp;&nbsp; An interesting piece, whatever it may be.&nbsp; Thanks for sharing. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: red">I simply have to learn to type faster. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><br /></p><p>As is often the case, Krause is somewhat incomplete in this instance, and doesn&#039;t list the 3 falus.&nbsp; I was guessing 4 because it is only slightly wider than 1 inch, while the 2 falus is quite a bit smaller.</p><p><br /></p><p>And BTW, a big <img src="http://www.cosgan.de/images/more/schilder/142.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> to you too Cucumbor.</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you read Arabic?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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