Hello can someone help me identify these two coins?
On the coin flips they are marked as Afghanistan coins overstamped on Portuguese coins and dating from the 16-17th century.
Sorry not sure on the orientation of obverse of coin here
Copper
Weight 2.82g
20mm diameter
Copper
Weight 5.21g
29mm diameter
Any help and advice is of course welcomed,
Thank you,
Paul
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I think I can see "PLVS" as in "PLVS VLTRA" (Plus Ultra, Spanish motto) on the left image of the second coin, like the ones seen on early Spanish colonial coinage:
So perhaps they are overstruck Spanish issues?
On the right image for the second coin I think I can see the date "1659" under "(something) X", as well as 165? above the X on the right hand image for the first coin.
Thanks for finding thos info, maybe the first is on a portuguese and the second on a spanish?
Im on a business trip so will only be able to check on wednesday.
If I can‘t find anymore info I will ask on Zeno if someone there knows more.
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Citation: "CassTaylor"I think I can see "PLVS" as in "PLVS VLTRA" (Plus Ultra, Spanish motto) on the left image of the second coin, like the ones seen on early Spanish colonial coinage:
So perhaps they are overstruck Spanish issues?
On the right image for the second coin I think I can see the date "1659" under "(something) X", as well as 165? above the X on the right hand image for the first coin.
The first coin seems to show it as well, just my picture rotation was not correct.
Date seems also to be for the first 165?
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