AboutBrad Swain Expertise I have been a World Coin and Paper Money collector for over 40 years. I will be glad to answer any questions you may have on World coins or currency, tokens, unusual or unknown pieces and attempt to give you estimates of value and historical information about them in a polite and prompt manner.
Experience
Experience in the area: 40 years collecting coins.
An 'expert' here since 9/8/2000.
Education/Credentials: B.A. in History; B.A. in Geography.
I'm an ordinary 8 hour a day regular job guy and do this for fun and knowledge in my free time.
Anything that you can add to my limited knowledge of this arabic coin would be
greatly appreciated.
Answer Hi Cathy, that is a copper 1 pysa (1/64 Rupee) from the Tanzania island sultanate of Zanzibar. It is dated 1299 (1881-82 AD) and may be worth about $1 with that amount of wear. There were 4.64 million minted that year.
You might also try a library for a copy of the Standard Catalog of World Coins for pictures, values and lots more interesting info.
Brad
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