Strange coin
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Hey. Found this weird coin while digging through some stuff. Anyone have an idea what it is?
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For a coin? C'mon anon
looks semitic or hindi
>>887631
Thanks
>>887631
Anything else?
It was found in Iowa back in the 50's. Kinda strange
>>887637
soryy. dont much else about this kind of stuff
>>887625
This looks like a silver Dirham.
How much it weighs?
Are there any numbers on the other side?
>>887662
Thanks for narrowing it down at least :)
>>887650
Ahhh, a classic Iowanese coin, this was made by the indo-european turks in the 1200's and shipped to the Iowan people in large bulks. They were mostly used to barter with the iowans with their natural huge surplus of unborn fetuses that the turks would use in their famous cannibalistic rituals
This is the other side
>>887673
Hmm... No numbers. It is by weight.
It can also be an Iberian Maravedi or an Ottoman Akçe.
Although I thought silver Maravedis had only been coined by Christians.
Anyway, if it was found in Iowa, probably belonged to some Spaniard.
Again, what is the weight?
>>887703
Very light, around one ounce
>>887711
The weight is consistent with the Dirham. The quadrangular frame is similar to the Maghrebian coinage, but there were Ottoman counterparts in that style. Probably from the sixteenth century.
>>887822
Thanks for the help :)
