Can anyone help me identify this coin from a description?

danglen · February 18, 2004 6:19AM

Got this email from a customer:
"Dan,
Just received the Somalia/zodiac set from an ebay auction. Nice
coins...and the Afghan bill was a nice touch. I'm taking you at your
word about looking for a particular coin. I have scant information (I
saw the coin once...twenty years ago), but you may have the info tucked
away in some shadowed corner of your mind. It was a foreign coin, I
believe it was of the silver bullion variety, and on it was a picture of
a man in some sort of Arabian clothing doing a dance with swords. If I
remember correctly the name of the coin reflected this. I couldn't
afford it at the time, but am now more on the affluent side of abject
poverty. Should my description ring a bell, and you think you can
locate one, drop me a line, give me a price and we'll go from there."

I know the darkside can figure out most anything........

tbirde56 · February 18, 2004 6:23AM

It's unusual to have any human portrayals on Islamic coins. Some rulers are on the more moderate regimes like Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Jordan, etc but I can't think of any silver 'dancer' design. Perhaps a medal?

> ...it was of the silver bullion variety, and on it was a picture of a man in some sort of Arabian clothing doing a dance with swords.
> If I remember correctly the name of the coin reflected this.

danglen · February 18, 2004 6:30AM

I was thinking af maybe a Turkish Whirling Dervish......but can't say for sure

CIVITAS · February 18, 2004 6:32AM

Sounds like an Albania 25 Leke

tbirde56 · February 18, 2004 6:40AM

Yes! The big 25 Leke 1970 Km-52. I knew there was something but hadn't checked there yet. Great catch Civ!

theboz11 · February 18, 2004 6:54AM

Here is a photo size you can email back to him for recognition. Dan

Garneteye · February 18, 2004 6:55AM

While I collect mostly liteside, I lurk here and read all (almost) the post. The knowledge, which is so freely shared, is astounding. If the answers above turn out to be correct or even incorrect I hope Danglen updates us on this mystery.

Dan

danglen · February 18, 2004 6:59AM

Thanks guys, I'll keep you posted on how this turns out.

danglen · February 18, 2004 7:02AM

We have a good four-corner Bingo on this ID

. Now comes the hard part...Anybody have one for sale?

Please PM me if you do. I'll be out most of the evening at a coin club meeting, but will get back here in the morning.

ColinCMR · February 18, 2004 7:11AM

That was quick!

tbirde56 · February 18, 2004 7:23AM

Here's the 3 coin Proof SET.

1jester · February 18, 2004 7:29AM

Glad you are having fun hanging out here, Garneteye!!

laurentyvan · February 18, 2004 9:51AM

My version:

Askari · February 22, 2004 8:45AM

Hey, this was an easy one!! Glad y'all didn't need me, though.

Can anyone help me identify this coin from a description?

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