Kilwa Sultanate

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doc_man
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Posted: 23 Dec 2017, 11:10 #
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Hi
just surfing via net in looking for some information about coins and found this. What do you think ?

https://www.coinsweekly.com/en/Archive/Indian-Ocean-Trade-and-Exchange--An-exhibition-of-the-British-Museum/8?&id=3199&type=n
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/06/25/world/africa/ancient-african-coins-history-australia/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilwa_Sultanate

https://maas.museum/inside-the-collection/2014/07/09/the-marchinbar-find-medieval-travels-to-australia-from-africa/
https://scholarship.rice.edu/bitstream/handle/1911/75790/Perkins%2C%20Fleisher%2C%20Wynne-Jones%202014.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Regards,
Damian
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druzhynets
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Posted: 23 Dec 2017, 11:35 #
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That's very interesting
ROMA AETERNA
Peter M. Graham
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Posted: 23 Dec 2017, 14:43 #
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Great read.
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doc_man
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Posted: 23 Dec 2017, 15:11 #
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Do you think we should add Kilwa Sultanate coins to our catalog ?
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redsmithstudios
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Posted: 23 Dec 2017, 20:42 #
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Quote: "doc_man"​Do you think we should add Kilwa Sultanate coins to our catalog ?
​if you have one please send it to me so I can take a good picture (;0
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!

Looking for pre 1783 coins
doc_man
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Posted: 24 Dec 2017, 09:09 #
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Quote: "redsmithstudios"​
Quote: "doc_man"​Do you think we should add Kilwa Sultanate coins to our catalog ?
​​if you have one please send it to me so I can take a good picture (;0
​Will let you know if ever get one. Since yesterday is on my wishlist :)
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AmerSalmeh
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Posted: 14 Jun 2018, 23:46 #
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Very interesting, thanks for sharing

it was auctioned and sold for 70$, so not expensive to aquire although seems rare

1 coin added now, and I managed after some research to full understand the lettering
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces141806.html

​The country will be created soon under Islamic states

More coins:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx?searchText=kilwa&images=true&page=1
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doc_man
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Posted: 15 Jun 2018, 09:11 #
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Awesome Amer ! Thank you !
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AmerSalmeh
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Posted: 15 Jun 2018, 11:25 #
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2nd coin
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces141815.html

3rd
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces141828.html

4th
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces141829.html
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