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Offline Gallia Albanensis

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Attribution of two Eastern(?) coins
« on: August 02, 2009, 09:02:16 am »
Hello there,

Attached are two photos of coins I got from a "Holy Land" batch. Thought I'd try them just to see what I got.

I've tried looking at photos of various cultures' coins, but these more abstract Eastern coins confound me ...

Anyone have any ideas?

Much obliged!
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Re: Attribution of two Eastern(?) coins
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2009, 11:03:11 am »
You might get more responces if you posted this in the ID board. (I have no idea on the coins though)

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Re: Attribution of two Eastern(?) coins
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2009, 01:36:23 pm »
They are both Islamic. On the top coin I can read al-sultan al-malik ("the sultan the king") which is a common formula for coins of the Mamluk Sultans of Egypt and Syria, c. 1250-1517. There is a portion of what is probably the sultan's name visible in the line below but not enough for an easy ID. Mamluk is also a good guess for the second coin. These are fairly common in "holyland" lots.
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