Is it Ottoman or Arabic

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by nugget_hill, Sep 27, 2008.

  1. nugget_hill

    nugget_hill Senior Member

    I've been organizing my ancient roman coins and found this ex forum coin Its .862g at 14.6mm and no history,I suspect Ottoman but I've been wrong before [​IMG][​IMG][​IMG] maybe some one may know what it is oh sorry if I have it upside down regards Harry
     
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  3. kidromeo

    kidromeo I M LEGEND

    Its 5 something on the denomination but can't read the date.
    Can you get a macro shot of the date Harry?
     
  4. spock1k

    spock1k King of Hearts

    date looks like 1876 or 1915 but thats just a guess depending on the solar or the lunar calendar
     
  5. nugget_hill

    nugget_hill Senior Member

    I'll post 3 photos 1 a distinctive shape on the obverse hopping I've pinned the revese and 2 of the date on the revese [​IMG]hopping that the last photo is the obverse and these last 2 are the reverse but as I said I've been wrong before[​IMG][​IMG] I dont think it makes all that much difference with the date regards Harry
     
  6. spock1k

    spock1k King of Hearts

    the last 2 digits are still not clear :(
     
  7. kidromeo

    kidromeo I M LEGEND

    I think the date is 1256 in which case its either from 1840AH or 1878SH. I'll look up and try to pin it down from Islamic coins of that period. Right now I gotta go to my shop.
     
  8. DCH

    DCH Member

    Turkey, 5 Para 1293 yr 25(1899) KM 743
     
  9. nugget_hill

    nugget_hill Senior Member

    Thank you for spending the time to pin this one down DCH and to all who helped thanks Again regards Harry :stooge:
     
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