Anyone recognize this coin? 5.2 grams It’s copper or bronze
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Slightly bigger than a nickel
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It's mediaeval Islamic, 1100s to 1300s AD from the style of the Arabic writing, possibly Artuqid or Ayyubid. However, it looks "tooled" - those deep scratches are above and beyond what might be expected of a coin that spent some time buried in the ground and had the dirt cleaned off it. Someone (in modern times) has attempted to carve new details onto a coin that was probably much more heavily worn than it has been made to appear.
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
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Thank you!! I Did notice the tooling! Thanks again!!