Well I can't get the characters on this one figured out to date it. Anyone any good a getting dates from these?
I've tried the numista pages ( I love that site. I'm in the process of moving all my coins to there so I can see on the map where I've got) I just have a heck of a time trying to match they symbols lol
Glad you found it! I made a little guide some years ago to convert different common calendars on coins. In case it is useful to anyone: "Alternate Calendars: How to convert to AD dates from other systems China Republic: 1911 + Numbered date Imperial: No dates, read era name characters Japan Meiji (明治) 1867 + Numbered date Taisho (大正) 1911 + Numbered date Showa (昭和) 1925 + Numbered date Heisei (平成) 1988 + Numbered date Islamic Multiply the AH date (example: 1327) by .03 (3%) which equals 39.38. Round to nearest whole number (39) Subtract 39 from 1327 which equals 1288. Add 622 to 1288 which equals 1910 AD. (The Islamic year is lunar and is shorter than the Western year.) Israel Subtract 3760 from number on coin. Example: 5740 = 1980 AD Iran Add 621 to SH date on coin. (Before 1935, Iran used the lunar Islamic calendar) There are many other calendars, but these are some of the most common on world coins. Many coins will have a Western date alongside the native one." And here is the Krause page with Japanese/Chinese numerals, among others.
Wow that actually made getting the last few dates off some israeli coins I had ALOT easier than trying to match squiggles on a google thumbnail lmao.
This page has not been updated for the new Emperor yet, but explains the dating system for Japan. I need to get off my tush and finish updating the whole site. http://www.starcityhomer.com/reading-japanese-coins.html
Wow just glancing over that it seems like that explains the numeral characters quite well..tyvm for the link
