I have hundreds of foreign coins that I never looked through yet, but this one, I have no idea where it's from or how old it might be. Can anyone help me out with this one?
Sanskrit is an old dead language. This could be (guessing) Ottoman Empire, India, or Iran. The world coin guys will know what this is, because once they recognize the language (Arabic, Persian, w/e) plus they will have seen and possess this coin.
I looked it up and it is still spoken in a couple places, but for all intents and purposes, it is dead. Though it is considered a dead language, it is still spoken by a few modern Aramaic communities. Sanskrit: Spoken since 1500 BCE, today Sanskrit is a liturgical language (written and read, rarely spoken). The Hindu Vedas were originally written in this language, which is a bit part of keeping it somewhat alive.
Languages of India. The Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution lists 22 languages, which have been referred to as scheduled languages and given recognition, status and official encouragement. In addition, the Government of India has awarded the distinction of classical language to Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, Sanskrit, Tamil and Telugu. Sep 24 2019
So can anybody tell me how old this coin might be? Is it from India or some other country in the region?
I'm not an expert y any means but I'm not sure about the Sanskrit theory. To me, it looks Arabic or Persian in terms of the coin design and calligraphy. I'll post elsewhere to see if I can find an ID.
I posted on FB and someone suggested the Sultanate of Rum (modern Turkey) and, although it's not an exact match, I found this which is close enough to safely say it's from the Sultanate of Rum. Hope this helps!
Issued under Kayqubad I, who ruled 1220-1237 AD. Here is a Zeno page for a very close match someone posted.
Wow, the obverse side is almost an exact match and I see a couple of symbols on the reverse that match as well. Awesome, getting real close to finding the exact coins, thanks.
