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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 195624, member: 360&quot;]A local antiques shop was having a sort of Christmas sale, and stuff was going cheap. I picked up this little thing and I&#039;m trying to date it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The tag that came with it said it was 1917, Egyptian silver pillbox. WWI souvenir.</p><p><br /></p><p>The box is silver and it is Egyptian. That much I figured out on my own. The hallmark is in Egyptian characters for the purity &#039;800&#039; (as in 80% silver).</p><p><br /></p><p>But who is this chap on the coin? I have no idea, and I figured that this was how the seller dated the item. I assume he&#039;s an Egyptian king, but I can&#039;t figure out which one.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/8d/36/e9/8d36e93bb3ec5e6ce71de9115c03d4d2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Does anybody recognise him? I suspect he is King Fuad I of Egypt, I have looked up SEVERAL silver Egyptian coins, and while a lot have pictures on them of guys wearing fezes, I have yet to find the coin which EXACTLY matches this one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any help is appreciated!!</p><p><br /></p><p>--- </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know how much this helps, but this is the hallmark. The same mark is punched into the inside of the lid, and the inside of the box. </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/84/56/f2/8456f26c467a3c3e963425ebf3c7d57f.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The arrow with two dots next to it is Egyptian for &#039;800&#039;, that&#039;s all I&#039;ve found out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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