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Old 1st February 2016, 12:43 PM   #4
Roland_M
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Originally Posted by Multumesc
Nobody knows ???
The coin looks like a Roman Aureus (golden coin). The macro picture is not good enough to read the inscription. A second coin is lost.

If i'm right, the value of the coin is much higher than the knife.

The golden coin also indicates a good to high quality of this Jambiya.

I would date the Jambiya back to the 19th century or very early 20th century.
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