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Need help with this-possibly Hebrew script-large portrait
« on: February 14, 2008, 03:32:47 am »
It resembles Hebrew but the portrait is of what appears to be a bearded man with horns or possibly a helmet.  It is 30cm in diameter.  I need a new scale or else I'd give the weight. It feels rather heavy though.  Any help would be appreciated.  Coin, medal, token, fake or fantasy?
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Re: Need help with this-possibly Hebrew script-large portrait
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2008, 03:55:35 am »
Definitely a modern cast and it looks like a fantasy 'coin'.
It's probably more around 30mm though?

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Re: Need help with this-possibly Hebrew script-large portrait
« Reply #2 on: February 14, 2008, 04:08:20 am »
Sorry 30mm. Thanks Andreas.
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Re: Need help with this-possibly Hebrew script-large portrait
« Reply #3 on: February 14, 2008, 04:16:58 am »
The obverse is Zeus Ammon and the reverse looks islamic to me, I doubt that's
a real coin that is copied here.
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Re: Need help with this-possibly Hebrew script-large portrait
« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2008, 12:57:36 pm »
That's Arabic, not Hebrew. They're very similar languages, but the scripts are very different.
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Re: Need help with this-possibly Hebrew script-large portrait
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2008, 04:11:18 pm »
How can I find out the translation? 
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Re: Need help with this-possibly Hebrew script-large portrait
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2008, 04:14:53 pm »
The coin weighs 16.1 grams by the way. Thanks for everyone's help.
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Re: Need help with this-possibly Hebrew script-large portrait
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2008, 02:09:58 pm »
Does anyone in this forum have any idea of how I can go about finding the English translation of whatever language the reverse is in? Any other options?  Should I pay for authentication?
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Re: Need help with this-possibly Hebrew script-large portrait
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2008, 04:12:55 pm »
You can ask the people at Zeno for help, http://www.zeno.ru , or post it to the Yahoo Islamic Coin Group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/islamic_coins/ .

Why would you pay to authenticate a fake?  That's a waste of money.
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