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Title: Unknown Armenian - help!
Post by: Alexios on October 11, 2007, 03:57:09 pm

ANY IDEA??  ??? ??? ???
thanx in advance
greetz
alex

Title: Re: Unknown Armenian - help!
Post by: Howard Cole on October 11, 2007, 04:48:03 pm

This is not an Armenian coin, but an Islamic coin with both sides upside down.

Title: Re: Unknown Armenian - help!
Post by: Manzikert on October 11, 2007, 09:29:43 pm

Hi

It is an akche from one of the Anatolian beyliks, probably the Sarukhan Oghullari or Qarasi Oghullari, but I'm not sure which.

I think it looks rather like a fourre contemporary forgery (I think I see copper showing through where there is wear on the high points).

I will try and track it down tomorrow.

Best wishes

Alan

Title: Re: Unknown Armenian - help!
Post by: Alexios on October 12, 2007, 12:02:42 am

So this is the right side. For the first time i see such an islamic coin.
Is there a ruler that can be determined?
Thanx for your attention!

Title: Re: Unknown Armenian - help!
Post by: cuburo83 on February 21, 2009, 08:08:03 am

i belive it is an akce of  ORHAN GAZİ   (1288-1359) ref/ Akches  Slobodan Srekovic Vol1 Belgrad     1999 p.25 nr: 36 but whit some variety on mint , not sure ,i am just a beginner

Title: Re: Unknown Armenian - help!
Post by: earnest940 on March 21, 2009, 05:24:36 am

obv: as sultan ul azam orhan bin osman haledallahu
rev: la ilahe illallah muhammad rasulallah.

sincerely