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Valued Member
United States
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Hi all... Normally spend time on the variety side of the forum although I do love to attribute the ancients! I came across this a month or so ago and I am still hitting a dead end... anyone familiar with this one? Some of us were thinking Kushan Empire but can't seem to find a match anywhere... Thanks for looking! ~ Wolfie  Moved to ID Required - SapEdited by DaWolfster
02/05/2012 11:24 am
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Moderator
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4253 Posts |
Sorry, but no idea either.
Regards,
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2596 Posts |
It looks like a coin with a fig leaf on it. Its very crude looking maybe its not official.
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Valued Member
 United States
139 Posts |
Fig leaf huh... never thought of that one, thanks, at least that is another avenue... this coin is just one of those that has no explanation, I have several of them... If I find something I will let you know! Thanks!
~ Wolfie
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I would post this one to the identification forum.
There are a few collectors here who know a lot about older India coins--if that's where it's from.
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Valued Member
United States
139 Posts |
Good idea... It looks a lot like some of the Ancient Sri Lankan coins... just can't pin point it! if I can't come up with something by tomorrow, that is where I will post it... Thanks!
~ Wolfie
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Australia
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No need to re-post it - I've just moved this thread to ID Required.
I'm pretty sure it's not technically "ancient" (pre-500 AD). But I've no idea what it is. It doesn't really look "Indian", either.
I don't know if it'll help, but what's the size and weight?
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks for the move... Duh me for not getting the size and weight! It is back in the shop so I can do that on Friday! It is about the size of a SBA and almost as thick (if I remember correctly) and looks like solid copper... |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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My first impression was it that it was a Afghani / Iranian civic copper coin from the 17th / 18th century - but not one that I've seen before.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Woah, not even our best identifiers have a clue of what it is. I'm going with Bacchus2 saying it's from the 1600's Middle East or India. This is a mystery.....we need Scooby and his crew.
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Valued Member
United States
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I put a request in for Mystery Inc. so hopefully Scooby-Doo and company can help! I will measure and get the weight it on fridayto see if that helps... other than that I will keep on searching! Thanks for all the input!
~ Wolfie
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Thank you for being patient and understanding, it can help a lot when people don't pressurize you. (:
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Valued Member
United States
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Not a Problem Apollo... When I attribute the ancient coins, people stand there like I am going to tell them everything about the coin by just looking at it. Then I hand them a book and say you try, they are quite understanding at that point, lol... Some times, like this because it is different, it is all about the thrill of the hunt!
~ Wolfie
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