Possible Jewish hammered coin?

[elf1965 0]

Hi,

I have a coin that has the Star of David on it (could this be Jewish?) I would be very interested to know more about, I would much appreciate it, thanks.

[elf1965 0]

I haven't added the picture...

[elf1965 0]

...and the other side...

[Chris Perkins 228]

I think it's most likely North African, and most likely not as old as it looks...Owing to the fact that modern minting equipment didn't reach a lot of the world until about the late 1800's. Not my area though.

[kuhli 0]

Chris is spot on with it being North African, in particular from Morocco. Dated 1283, which is 1855/1856 on our calendar. The denomination is dependent on the size of the coin, either a 1, 2, or 3 falus coin.

falus = 17mm

2 falus = 21-24mm

3 falus = 26-29mm

Nothing extremely rare, worth anywhere from US$2-5 for a decent example. With the clip on your specimen, I would say to expect the low end ($2-2.50) for yours.

[Chris Perkins 228]

I thought I'd give you the glory of mentioning Morocco Kuhli

Those things are very popular email questions because they look old, have an old date on them (in arabic) and a Jewish star for some reason.

[elf1965 0]

Thanks very much guys, nice to know

the history. Cheers!