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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 2280577, member: 15445&quot;]This thread explores the difficult task of segregating genuine Larin coins from counterfeits.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]455715[/ATTACH]</p><p>This Persian coin is called a “Larin”.&nbsp; It circulated around the Arabian Sea from the 16th to 18th Century. It was used extensively as standard international currency for trade throughout the old ports.The trade coins were both minted and used by merchants along the seaboards, somewhat regardless of national boundaries.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]455713[/ATTACH]</p><p>The name Larin is derived from the Persian town of Lar Iran which may have been the first to produce the coin (Although <a href="http://encyclopedia-of-money.blogspot.com/2010/03/larin.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://encyclopedia-of-money.blogspot.com/2010/03/larin.html" rel="nofollow">http://encyclopedia-of-money.blogspot.com/2010/03/larin.html</a> suggests that the coin was never actually minted in Lar) .&nbsp; The plural of Larin is “Lari”.</p><p><br /></p><p>My new 17th century Larin weighs 4.83 grams.&nbsp; According to Wikipedia, the Larin was traditionally traded at 5.5 Lari to the Spanish colonial piece of eight.&nbsp; Eventually, the Larin lost its position as the area trade coin. The Iranian &amp; Indian currency was eventually unified by the new Rupee denomination and by the 18th Century the Spanish piece of eight ultimately dominated the World as the trade coin. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]455714[/ATTACH]</p><p>The shape of the Larin indicates that it could be made at a minimum cost. A drawn wire could be cut to an exact weight with ease and striking was kept simple.&nbsp; The Larin starts its life as a piece of silver wire about 10 centimeters long, usually folded in two equal parts and shaped like a C.&nbsp; There are also lari shaped like a J, an I or an S. Genuine Lari were stamped with an Arabic or Persian text, usually the name of the local ruler. The “I” was apparently most popular among the Arabs and Persians, while the J and S shapes were typical for the island of Ceylon.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The genuine Larin posted here does resemble the letter J and it was recently purchased along with two other examples found in Sri Lanka.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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