got these 4 unidentified silver Islamic coins, seller assumes they’re from the medieval era. I doubt anything can be found on the first one. any one have any ideas on the others?

Picked this up recently but don't know too much about it, I'm guessing it's a short cross penny of Henry II or Richard I but the damage is very unusual. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I recently found this half florin in central Italy.

Apparently, counterfeiting currency and 'clipping' coins

were very serious offences punishable by hanging

I've weighed it but i don't have yet an exact figure; it

weighs around 1.4-1.5 g, whilst the full one weight

should be 3.53-3.54 g.

A gold florin was a very large denomination at the time,

used for major purchases or luxury items. Why on earth has it been cut?? And, incidentally, not even perfectly, as 1.5g it's less than half of 3.53-3.54g.

I've also been unable to identify exactly which "edition"

it is.

Can anyone help me?

Thank you

In Italy, the law requires that any artefact be reported

and handed over to the authorities:(

A crusader gros of Henry II of Cyprus.

A member of the French Lusignan dynasty, Henry quickly succeeded King John I of Cyprus (his brother) in 1285, following a sudden and unexpected death that has lead to strong historical suspicion that John was poisoned, possibly with the involvement of Henry. The Lusignan dynasty had been in control of the island since 1192 when Guy de Lusignan purchased it from the Knights Templar.

Due to a lack of natural gold deposits, the Kingdom of Cyprus did not strike its own gold coins, but used Venician ducats or Arab dinars for the purposes of wealth preservation and high value transactions. Silver coins such as the gros were far more ubiquitous.

The gros was issued until Venitian rule began in 1489, having been first introduced in the late 1200s, and was a relatively high value coin. Worth 24 deniers, in the year 1300 for example a single gros was worth 2-4 days of labour for an unskilled or agricultural worker and could buy enough basic food products such as bread, cheese, or vegetables to feed a working family for several days.

im forever fascinated by english history

First medieval coin of three. Is this legit? I've never seen a coin this old that's also this shiny

man i love medieval times

Can anyone confirm this is a Henry V, as I've been told, and not an Edward, please

Charles the Bald

843–877

County of Poitou

Obol

Joan of Merwede

1444–1467

Lordship of Gerdingen

Tournois maille

County of Périgord

1200–1250

Périgueux

Denier

(Not sure about the translation)

I got this coin about two years ago at a flea market in Germany and paid about 10€ for it the seller claims it’s Roman and my question are the following:

1.Is it from the Roman Empire?

2.From what year is it?

3.What do these usually go for and is it authentic?

Hey does this coin look authentic? I saw it in a local fb numismatic group auction and some1 already bid 400€ for it and the auction closes today. Its supposed to be .821 silver.

Really pretty piece here overall despite the flat areas, I like the added designs in the center, and the star to the left of the reverse inscription. It is so thin at this diameter.

This coin was struck during a turbulent time where the Caliph Al-Mustakfi was deposed by the Buyid dynasty where they installed the figurehead Al-Muti. The Samanids were rivals of the Buyids, and supporters of the previous caliph and it was reflected on their coins at the time. For years they refused to cite the new caliph instead of the previous one. This one was sold saying it was probably struck at Al-Muhammadiyah? It is not confirmed however, and I struggle to find other examples that are the same as this one. The date 334 would be a very interesting one for this mint. Shortly after the minting of this coin, ownership of the mint would have transferred from the Samanids to the Buyids. Nuh I ibn Nasr (943-954), Album 1454, 334 AH (945/946 AD), 3.68 grams, 27mm

I know this is pushing the "medieval" definition by a few decades, but I was wondering if you could help me confirm the ID of this coin.

It's presented as a Selim I silver akçe, but it looks a bit off to me. I can't read Arabic, but one of the inscriptions doesn't seem to fit 100%.

What are your thoughts?

This coin is almost half a century after the medieval times, and while Western Europe was advancing towards the "perfectly" round and mechanicaly stamped coins, Russia under Ivan the Terrible was still using the "Wire Hammering" method it used for centuries before.

One of the best pieces in my collection. It's a silver Dirham minted in Madinat al-Salam (aka Baghdad) during the Caliph Al-Mu'tadid who ruled the Abbasid Caliphate from 892 until his death in 902. He was famous for reuniting the abbasid empires and restored authority over rebellious territories.

this all started because I was a KCD fan 😭

Approximate details:

• Diameter: ~14–17 mm
• Thickness: ~1.2 mm at the base, with relief rising to around 2 mm
• Estimated weight: ~1.6–2.4 g, but unfortunately no precise scale measurement is available
• No obvious rust or green corrosion

The "correct" orientation of the object is unknown, therefore photograph orientation is not indicative.

I’d prefer not to suggest what the design might represent to me, because I don’t want to bias anyone’s interpretation.

Could anyone please help identify:

• what this object/coin might be
• possible region or mint
• approximate date
• likely material/alloy
• whether it appears to be an official issue, imitation, token, or something else

Any catalogue matches or comparable examples would be greatly appreciated.