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An Austrian 20 heller coin
Dated 1917, this coin is made of iron and was only made for three years.

Judean Coin: Bar Kochba Revolt
Ae 20mm, Obverse: A Palm tree stands in the center with seven Palm branches and two bunches of dates one on either side. Hebrew script "Jerusalem". Reverse: Ripe bunch of grapes with a small leaf. Hebrew script "For the Freedom of Jerusalem"

Mussolini fantasy coin
Diameter of coin is about 11mm. On one side has head of Mussolini and letters "MVSSOLINI MCMXVIII" has letters "LIRE 10", "OTTOBRE 1922 1923" and mintmark "R". Image is axe and above has head of sheep. A fantasy piece. This was not a regularly issued coin. Dated 1918, a series of these made in both silver and gold in 1943.

1917 Egypt 20 piastres
Hussein Kamil, Dated AH1335, accession date AH1333. This coin weighs 28 grams, 0.833 Silver, 0.7499oz ASW. A variety of this coin was minted in 1917 without the inner circle near the rim is worth about twice as much as the type with the inner circle (like the one depicted here). During the British Occupation 1914-1922.

1969 Nepal 1 paisa
This is a minor aluminum coin that was buried for some time. From Mahendra Vira Vikrama, Dated 2026. This coin is dated in the Vikrama Samvat (VS) era. To convert these dates to AD, take the VS date and subtract 57. This dating system has been used in Nepal from about 1888 to the present. That's the national flower of Nepal on the reverse.


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