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Valued Member
United States
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Well, I can assure you that none of these coins was issued by a "sultan" nor are they ancient. The 5000 & 4000 rupee denomination claim is also incorrect. These are one rupee denominations each, based on the weights posted by you. The seller's tall tales remind me of characters out of a 19th century travelog or perhaps a Monty Python skit.
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
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Don't worry, I didn't believe the denominations to begin with, I did enjoy picking out the coins just based on whether I liked the look of them. I didn't think any of them were ancient in the Roman/Greek sense. Just a nice souvenir of my trip. Are you any good at iding copper?
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Valued Member
United States
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Indian copper? That's not easy but I can give it a try. I'm much better with Greek and Roman copper.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I will post some coppers later, if I can just get the denominations I will be a happy bunny!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4981 Posts |
they are attractive coins...but I have no clue.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1324 Posts |
3rd coin is Jodhpur Feudatory - Kuchawan
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1324 Posts |
Not 100% certain but think 5th Coin is Mewar (Chittor Mint)
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04/06/2014 06:17 am
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
1324 Posts |
Best guess for coin 2 is Mughal - Shahjahanabad Mint ?
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
3626 Posts |
Thank you andyg, is there anywhere I can look for the mintmarks? I didn't photograph them, but there are marks around the edges of the coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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They are not mintmarks - but contemporary test marks (Shroff marks) placed to test that the metal of coin was good silver.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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There are cut marks, but there are also stamps. I will try and post some later.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Thank you for the link it was very informative. These are what I was told are mintmarks (by the same silver tongued gentleman that told me they were 4000 rupees each) Coin No 2 The first looked like test cuts to me:   Coin No 5 has more than its fair share      Edited by pishpash
04/06/2014 6:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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They look quite acceptable Shroff marks and perfectly contemporary with the coins.
(just not official mint marks!)
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04/07/2014 2:56 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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That is great information, thanks.
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