Anyone want to help identify a few gold pieces?

airplanenut

I'm normally pretty good at figuring out what something is, but once the wording is in an alphabet I can't search, or I eventually just can't find any information, I've got to hope someone else may know. If I have a guess, I'll give it, but if you have any more information, I'd appreciate it.

1.02g. Looks like India (Assam?). Possibly a 1/16 Mohur?




10.5g, 25mm. I think this is a medal (not a coin), but I can't find any matches online.



2.87g. This one looks Arabic. It's quite light for its ~25mm size and sounds a bit tinny. It's obviously very thin.



3.98g. Another Arabic/Islamic piece. Same 25mm, but heavier than the last one and a deeper golden color.



4.41g. It's obvious this one's a Spanish cob of some kind, though I have my doubts regarding authenticity. ~20mm.



Thanks for any help you can offer!

Jeremy

STLNATS

Your Vatican piece is a privately produced medal for the election of Paul VI as pope in 1963. The reverse is similar to an "official" (i.e., produced/authorized by the Vatican) medal, the obverse is quite different. At this point I don't really have anything that lists private issues for Paul VI which were produced in great numbers and varieties as souvenirs.

airplanenut

<< <i>Your Vatican piece is a privately produced medal for the election of Paul VI as pope in 1963. The reverse is similar to an "official" (i.e., produced/authorized by the Vatican) medal, the obverse is quite different. At this point I don't really have anything that lists private issues for Paul VI which were produced in great numbers and varieties as souvenirs. >>

Thanks. Am I correct in reading the reverse that it's .900 fine gold?

STLNATS

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<< <i>Your Vatican piece is a privately produced medal for the election of Paul VI as pope in 1963. The reverse is similar to an "official" (i.e., produced/authorized by the Vatican) medal, the obverse is quite different. At this point I don't really have anything that lists private issues for Paul VI which were produced in great numbers and varieties as souvenirs. >>

Thanks. Am I correct in reading the reverse that it's .900 fine gold? >>



That's how I read the mark. It's probably accurate, but not knowing the maker certainly adds an element of uncertainty.

lordmarcovan

The two Islamic dinars are medieval, I'm pretty sure... Abbasid?

Boy, if that cob is the real deal, that would be awesome. I don't see any obvious red flags. What makes you doubt it, aside from the normal healthy suspicions?

Nap

The cob appears to be a 2 escudos (on the right of your 1st pic it shows .II.). The monarch is Philip but I can't say which one. There were a few Philips and they issued similar coins. Legend reads "PHI..PPV.."

The coin appears to be double struck.. in the center it does not quite line up. I think this is not uncommonly seen.

The weight is low for 2 escudos (usually over 6g). Can't say whether it is real. I am no expert on these issues.

Nap

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CIVITAS

Jeremy,

The first Islamic dinar appears to be of the Ghaznavid dynasty. Made from debased gold.

The second one appears to be Almoravid from North Africa. I'm not sure which ruler though.

airplanenut

<< <i>The two Islamic dinars are medieval, I'm pretty sure... Abbasid?

Boy, if that cob is the real deal, that would be awesome. I don't see any obvious red flags. What makes you doubt it, aside from the normal healthy suspicions? >>

I think the weight being a little low and something about the lettering that just looks a little off, though perhaps the double strike is to blame.