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Offline Cacuci

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ancient silver coin
« on: July 18, 2007, 09:25:23 pm »
What is this coin? Is it syrian? Or it could be turkish?
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Re: ancient silver coin
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2007, 05:10:17 pm »
Hi

It is an Ottoman coin, a dirhem (if c.2-3.5 gm) of Murad III (982-1003 H/ 1574-1595 AD), dated to his accession year (982 at the right of the right hand image), struck (I think) in Damascus, so Syrian *and* Turkish.

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Re: ancient silver coin
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2007, 07:44:22 am »
I beg to differ with the DAMASCUS mint ID, it doesnt appear to have been minted in Damascus but without a better photo it will be difficult for me to definitively say....though it looks like Baghdad actually, I cannot be sure though without a better photo.
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Re: ancient silver coin
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2007, 07:09:20 pm »
Hi

I think Jay G is right and it is almost certainly Baghdad rather than Damascus: I should have put 'possibly' in front of the mint really.

For comparison see http://www.osmanliparalari.com/Darphaneler/DarpD-I.htm#dimisk for Damascus and http://www.osmanliparalari.com/Darphaneler/DarpA-C.htm#bagdat for Baghdad: the mintname is on the top line of the right hand image.

Best wishes

Alan
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Re: ancient silver coin
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2007, 11:36:59 am »
Ok. Thanks alot. It was almost impossible for me to identify it without you.
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