Need help identifying Islamic??? coin.

Hi all,

Who can give me some info about this coin. I believe it is either a 1209 or an 1109, but I have no idea about the country. Billon??

I think it is a replica of a coin.
The details are very crude
Left picture should be rotated 180°

Yes, probably some replica or a token of some sort. It basically has the same text on both sides, though with small differences.

Thanks very much for your help. But I still have no clue about the country. Can anyone read (part of) the text?

I can't make sense of it. It looks like Urdu or some other language of that part of the world, though the first word (الزمان = time??) may be an Arabic borrowing. But this is probably not from an Arab country, more like Iran / Afghanistan / Pakistan / Muslim India.

"Ya Sahib Al Zaman" in Arabic
Reference to the to the Twelfth Shi'ite Imam, the Mahdi

Ah! One must read from the bottom, which I didn't think of doing ─ just like the famous seal of Muhammad (as on the flag of ISIS). So it goes like this:

الزمان ─ al-zaman
حب ─ hib
يا صا ─ ya sa-

I believe عج on the second side (below the ب) means "Imam".

Thanks to all of you !

Problem solved. I found a nearly identical `coin` on the internet:

PERSIA, PAHLAVI: Copper Religious Token (24 mm), Imam Mahdi, RARE Token!
The same Obverse and Reverse: YA SAHEB AL-ZAMAN, the last shia Islamic faith leader Imam Mahdi (shia Messiah/Saviour/Liberator).

It seems to be handed out at some locations when you give money to charity. There are various tokens of these,
all different motives.

Hi,
This is a token. It is from Iran.
What Camerinvs said is correct. You should read the text from down to up.
The lettering on both side is:
یا صاحب الزمان عج
It means:
Oh lord of the (current) time.
That refers to last (12th) leader of Shia (Imam Mahdi) that Believed still alive.

This token is used for greeting the birthday of Imam Mahdi. People give it to each other as a gift.
It is not an expensive token.

About word "عج" (The last word):
This is an abbreviation of a sentence means: "Let's hope god make an evolvement for him."
Shia believes one day Imam Mahdi and Jesus Christ will come back. Then all mankind will live in peace and happiness. Shia believes Imam Mahdi is the 'Son Of Man' whom bible talked about him.

Merci (مرسی), mrfane.

It's always good to learn what the message on the coins and tokens are. It's one thing to collect them, it's another to know their purpose.

Mrfane,

Thanks voor your info.
Always nice, collecting coins and learning more about their meaning.
I had never heard about the 12th Iman.
This coin and it`s story will be treasured in my collection.