"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)

Samarkand AE pul

 

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I would expect this to be a 12th or 13th century fals (Ayyubid? - I know Lanz are advertising these as earlier types, don't know if you have it from this German firm). Umayyads are simpler, like this.



AE Fals, Umayyads. Mint Dimashq. Obv. Palm branch above mint name, and under it the word ‘Jaz’ = Good. Rev. 2 lines of text: Kalima. 15 mm, 4.35 gr.

 

Thanks. I think I actually purchased it from a local seller but I know he makes a lot of purchases from Lanz. Unfortunately when I first started branching out from strictly modern world into "ancients" I didn't keep good notes. I just wanted a few items. That changed pretty fast.

Edit; Thanks to your lead, I think It is an Ayyubid Sultanate of Az-Zahir Ghazi circa AH608.

 

A recent purchase. Just took this image this morning. Nice toning to my eye.

 

1806-1816 Kishangarh AE Takka

 

Elymais - Orodes I, 2nd cent AD

 

1949 East Africa 10 cents

 

I have a bunch of these with interesting patinas

Bhutan Half Rupee

 

Yes, those Bhutan coins are neat, I have a few. Here is a BI Tanka from Delhi Sultans, Sikander Lodi, ca. 1489-1517. I see I have 5 of these with various small differences. I guess the theme is still interesting patina or however it was stated. I have plenty of old, crusty, discolored coins.

 

Zanzibar Pysa, AH1304

 

1861 GB half penny. So many of these old AE type coins come out chocolate or almost black, and this one became green.

 

Detector find, but a surprisingly good one.

 

I do not know, bought it off of ebay probably.

 

If it's green, it's been in the ground. There's still mud in the legends.

 

Maybe some of them been in salt water too...

 

Since the thread has been dormant for a few days lets change things up. Here is mine for the current theme.

Azores 1843


Let's move on to coins that show exceptional facial hair. You be the judge of what that is.

Brazil 1888

 

No point now, you've nicked the best one.

Don't think we'll have any argument over this one though.

 

Oh I don't know - I think this one might trump Peter the second of Brazil:

Leopold II of Belgium

 

This one has less hair overall, but gets full comic value from what he has:

King Umberto of Italy and Eritrea, 5 Lira/1 Tallero 1891.

 

Ethiopia - One Matona, 1931
Emperor Hailé Selassié I