Graikos Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Hello. In the recent lot I bought, this coin like thing was discovered. It feels very durable, but weighs only 0.7 gr. Yup, not even 1 g. The diameter is 15 mm. Hopefully someone can help me out. I can imagine that this could be a token and not a coin. Anyway... all hints are welcome. Regards, Demetrios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 Looks Middle-Eastern. My suspicions point in the token area but it might be a coin. I cannot help you any further Demetrios. Best of luck! Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted September 2, 2007 Report Share Posted September 2, 2007 ehh maybe urdu or persian ... not arabic cause either im readin it wrong or it doesnt make sense lol ...i think persian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Hello. Well, I don't know if the writing is the right way around. I forgot to mention that I present the "coin" the way it shows its sides if you flip it along it's horizontal axis, when it is in your hand and the side without letters shows the way it does on the picture. Even I don't know what I just said! I know I have seen this mirror like picture before (it does look a bit like those mirrors you can flip around, but I am sure it isn't)... I just don't know where. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Graikos, a friend of mine said the inscription is mubarak, which means blessed. Not too sure if it's a coin or not though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Thank you, gx. Hmmm... maybe Egypt then? Well it's probably not a coin. It has absolutely no denomination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 it can be mubarak ...but why all the extra dots an letters (at the end )....hmm maybe old coins had that style dont know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Found it, found it. The mubarak hint was the big clue. And I finally decided to search with the word "mirror" as well. So "mubarak" and "mirror" revealed that these are Iranian marriage tokens. Like here.. Unfortunately I got a relatively ugly version, but still quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 So you get one of those if you marry one of those mysteriously lovely Persian ladies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 oooo yeaa lol im so dumb i saw this yesterday ...when you marry (if your a persian like me ) they throw coins over your heads ...mostly gold ..... in the old days but now i think mixed or silver only or brass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 then i was right ^_^ it was persian lol eheheh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labmom Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 oooo yeaa lol im so dumb i saw this yesterday ...when you marry (if your a persian like me ) they throw coins over your heads ...mostly gold ..... in the old days but now i think mixed or silver only or brass Don't expect me to come to your wedding just to throw gold coins over your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 I dread to find out what they'll throw over my head when I marry my English sweetheart. Hopefully not sheppard's pies or cartwheel twopence. Even though... cartwheels... that could be interesting. I shall make a note... *scribbles in a book* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labmom Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 can you wear a helmet just in case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 nahh doesnt hurt they dont throw it hard or anythin lol .... in my wedding ill be kickin kids 2 pick em for me xD lol ...kids usually run 2 pick em >_> grrrr my coin my coins xD lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 can you wear a helmet just in case? I guess it depends on how much your "other half" loves you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labmom Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 I guess it depends on how much your "other half" loves you? I would let my husband wear a helmet if he wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 I would let my husband wear a helmet if he wanted. Yes, but would he also do the same for you? Hmmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labmom Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Yes, but would he also do the same for you? Hmmmm? he would help me catch the coins being thrown at us, so we wouldn't need helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 One could pare this off into a discussion of numismatics and weddings and how they tie in with traditions. One old tradition which is practiced in the UK, Ireland and sometimes in N. America is giving a sixpence to your intended. Back in the early days, if you were doffed she would bend it and cast it away, giving rise to the term "bender" Sixpences during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I(1558-1603) were very thin, so they could be easily bent. Though later sixpences were smaller diameter they were also thicker and could not be bent. But the tradition continues of giving a sixpence. There is a saying: Something borrowed, something blue Something old, something new, and a sixpence in her shoe So more recently sixpences are worn by the bride in her shoe and then kept. It is bad omen to lose them, I know a relative of mine that lost the sixpence and the husband later to divorce. Here is the tanner(sixpence) that my intended received: Thankfully she neither bent it and cast it away, nor lost it from her shoe but have kept it safe and secure ever since. It is a pretty nice piece, a nice piece for her that have appreciated considerably in value in the time in which she has owned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Nice coin, Scottishmoney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roaddevil Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 hmm all i know is you sit down an the grooms mother picks a few coins from a box an goes behind the groom an bride an throws it over their heads eheheh an i think the groom pays for the coins....hmmm maybe brass isnt bad after all lol xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graikos Posted September 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 @labmom Good bloke! You should be proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labmom Posted September 3, 2007 Report Share Posted September 3, 2007 Scottishmoney - very nice bit of hsitory there. Thank you for sharing that. I knew the saying about old, new, borrowed, blue. But never knew the last part. Also a very nice tanner for your beloved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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