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Seeker_101 Pillar of the Community United States 1300 Posts	Posted 01/20/2024 12:40 pm These are coins I received in Roman coin lots some years ago. I have no interest in trying to identify them as I don't understand what is on them. My question is are they quality silver? Weight of all is 7.85 grams. Report this Post to the Staff

JohnConduitt Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 718 Posts	Posted 01/20/2024 1:53 pm They're medieval west/central Asian coins. Possibly Mongol/Giray and Ottoman, from the 1400s+. They are silver but what are you going to do, melt them down for $4 of silver? Edited by JohnConduitt 01/20/2024 1:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker_101 Pillar of the Community United States 1300 Posts	Posted 01/20/2024 3:45 pm For now I'll wait and see if more turn up. I have hundreds and hundreds of small dirty ancient coins still from purchases about 20 years ago. Report this Post to the Staff
cointagous Pillar of the Community United States 1044 Posts	Posted 01/20/2024 3:53 pm Their age is their value imo. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 4935 Posts	Posted 01/20/2024 4:52 pm Quote: They're medieval west/central Asian coins. Possibly Mongol/Giray and Ottoman, from the 1400s+. They are silver but what are you going to do, melt them down for $4 of silver? I'd say more likely 1300s than 1400s but could easily be either. Those types were usually dated, but the dates could be off flan. Better photos of the other sides would help in ID (though I'm not very good at that particular area). We'd love to see some more 1300s and 1400s coins in the How Far Back Can We Go threads! It's unfortunate that you can't sell them on CCF yet, there's probably going to be a fair few folks interested. Edited by january1may 01/20/2024 4:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker_101 Pillar of the Community United States 1300 Posts	Posted 01/20/2024 9:34 pm Those are pictures of the same side just under different lighting. Some showed up better under bright light and others didn't. The other side of the coins are pretty much the same. I mean the designs are different but there are no dates at all. I have Byzantine coins I could post there if you like. By the way, how do you do the quote? Edited by Seeker_101 01/20/2024 9:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Hondo Boguss Bedrock of the Community United States 15757 Posts	Posted 01/20/2024 10:21 pm Quote: By the way, how do you do the quote? Easiest way is to copy the text you wish to quote, hit Full Reply, paste the text, highlight it, then hit the Format button with a page and red right arrow. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
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