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<p>[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 4910875, member: 81887"]First coin is almost certainly Morocco (they used a six-pointed star on crude bronze coins around the 18th-19th centuries). On the obverse, the (Arabic) letters from right to left seem to be KA, with a small H at the left (the letter forms imply that KA is one word, while H is by itself). What that stands for, I have no idea. On the reverse, I think the inscription starts with S. I didn't see this type in my Krause, but searching Morocco coins more diligently should turn up something.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the second coin, obverse and reverse are switched. It's probably Umayyad but maybe Abbasid (early Abassid script looks similar to Umayyad). I can recognize the Kalima, but... yeah, that just confirms that it's Islamic, which was not hard to guess. Maybe someone can tease out a mint and/or date from the rest of the inscription? Hope this was somewhat helpful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Parthicus, post: 4910875, member: 81887"]First coin is almost certainly Morocco (they used a six-pointed star on crude bronze coins around the 18th-19th centuries). On the obverse, the (Arabic) letters from right to left seem to be KA, with a small H at the left (the letter forms imply that KA is one word, while H is by itself). What that stands for, I have no idea. On the reverse, I think the inscription starts with S. I didn't see this type in my Krause, but searching Morocco coins more diligently should turn up something. On the second coin, obverse and reverse are switched. It's probably Umayyad but maybe Abbasid (early Abassid script looks similar to Umayyad). I can recognize the Kalima, but... yeah, that just confirms that it's Islamic, which was not hard to guess. Maybe someone can tease out a mint and/or date from the rest of the inscription? Hope this was somewhat helpful.[/QUOTE]
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