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Numismatic and History Discussion Forums => Medieval, Islamic and Crusader Coins Discussion Forum => Topic started by: epmunt on September 28, 2007, 11:17:15 am

Title: What a beauty! Ottomans Gold Dinar, ID help
Post by: epmunt on September 28, 2007, 11:17:15 am

It is an ottoman gold, ID help please? Many thanks!

Weight: 3.5 grams  Size:  20 mm

Title: Re: What a beauty! Ottomans Gold Dinar, ID help
Post by: Howard Cole on September 28, 2007, 05:22:10 pm

I am not really sure since I can't read Arabic, but I think this is an Ottoman dinar minted in Misr (Egypt).  I can read the date of 926 AH on it with would mean this coin was most likely minted by Suleiman I ibn Selim (926-974 AH). But as I stated, I could be wrong.