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Rest in Peace
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 Not something I know, but I'm sure you will get some help. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Unfortunately the side with the green spots (bronze disease or verdigris) is of no help since it's so far gone. The other side has a badly off-center strike, and maybe a minting error to boot, which doesn't help either.
The potentially useful features, I think, are the thickness (indicative of South or Central Asia), the irregular profile, and the dotted border around an inner circle.
The fabric reminds me a lot of some Kushano-Sasanian issues of the "Kushanshahs" but that's a wild guess. I'll be curious to see what Finn thinks, if he comes by.
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New Member
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that's very interesting! It was found on an island in the Dodecanese (I should have mentioned that). Should I measure the thickness?
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@bronzie, first welcome to CCF. Second, yes the thickness could be useful.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Well, the Aegean would put it pretty far from its origins if my wild guess even was remotely close. I may be way off target. Let's see what others think.
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New Member
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Thanks everyone. The thickness is.098 inches. Here are two photos as opposed to scans that show it in a more natural light.   |
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to the community The coin appears to be struck well off centered and the other side has no detail visible so making an ID is going to be very difficult. |
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Is there anything else I can provide?
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Pillar of the Community
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If you turn the first pic about 90 degrees clockwise, I see Arabic writing. Fabric looks like 15th-18th century, Sultanate or Princely State in India?
Not my specialty--I'd defer to drnsreedhar, but this one might be a lost cause.
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New Member
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Wow, that's amazing sleuthing, thank you.
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How can I contact Mr. drnsreedhar to see if he has an advice? Thank you.
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bronzie, you might be able to send him a PM. Otherwise, he posts somewhat regularly in a series of evergreen posts over in the world coins section of CCF--you could point him to this thread at the bottom of one of his. His specialty is the coins of India.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Dear bronzie:) The condition of the coin is too poor. But two borders - an outer circle of dots and an inner linear circle - are clearly seen. Strike is off centre. Fabric as pointed out by Finn is similar to Princely States of India. These three points can converge to coins of Jodhpur state among the PS of India.Yet its smaller thickness is not quite fitting to Jodhpur. In the absence of any legible legend, my suggestion is only a circumstantial guess which I am not sure even the least. A Jodhpur coin image is here for reference https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...-004_opt.jpg |
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Thank you so much! I am very grateful and so impressed you puzzled this out. Thank you for the reference image.
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