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Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] OT: Need help identifying coin. Not American
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Morris,
This is a bronze fulus of Sharif Suleiman II of Morocco. It depicts the sea=
l of Solomon (pentagram) on the obverse and the Hegira date on the reverse=
. How do you read it? It looks like maybe 1233 in the image.
Does this piece have an American find provenance?
Oliver
On Dec 12, 2011, at 11:43 AM, Morris Hankins wrote:
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> Coin is cast brass; you can readily see the break-off tab.
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> I have no idea if this is right side up or left side down. Please advise=
whatever you can on it.
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> Thanks in advance to this very knowledgeable group.
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> Morris
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> <0000 Unknown Coin 53457.jpg><0000 Unknown Obv 53457.jpg><0000 Unknown Re=
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">Morris,<div><br></div><div>This is a bronze fulus of Sharif Suleiman II o=
f Morocco. It depicts the seal of Solomon (pentagram) on the obverse =
and the Hegira date on the reverse. How do you read it? It looks like maybe=
1233 in the image.</div><div><br></div><div>Does this piece have an Americ=
an find provenance?</div><div><br></div><div>Oliver</div><div><br><div><div=
>On Dec 12, 2011, at 11:43 AM, Morris Hankins wrote:</div><br class=3D"Appl=
e-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style=
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0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0=
px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing=
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ble cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" border=3D"0"><tbody><tr><td valign=
=3D"top" style=3D"font: inherit; "><div>Coin is cast brass; you can readily=
see the break-off tab.</div><div> </div><div>I have no idea if this i=
s right side up or left side down. Please advise whatever you can on =
it.</div><div> </div><div>Thanks in advance to this very knowledgeable=
group.</div><div> </div><div>Morris</div></td></tr></tbody></table><b=
r><br><div width=3D"1" style=3D"color: white; clear: both; "></div><span>&l=
t;0000 Unknown Coin 53457.jpg></span><span><0000 Unknown Obv 53457.jp=
g></span><span><0000 Unknown Rev 53457.jpg></span></div></span></b=
lockquote></div><br></div></body></html>
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