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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 943524, member: 4703&quot;]I <i>think</i> the dating on the piece is 19<u>5</u>9-1378, all in Arabic script - the character you are reading as an &quot;0&quot; is actually a &quot;5&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Islamic year 1378 extended from July 18, 1958 to July 6, 1959, on the western calendar.</p><p><br /></p><p>That might be a 250 fils denomination in the center of the dated side, but it would take far better eyes than mine to make it out for sure in the small picture, and I&#039;m sure no one can read it in the out-of-focus larger pic.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are no 20th Century Iraqi coins shown in the Standard Catalog of World Coins with the sunburst(?) design pictured.</p><p><br /></p><p>What are the size and apparent metallic content?&nbsp; Can you post in-focus scans or photos?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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