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biggdave92 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 08/01/2012 10:28 pm Found in the Mississippi river in Mississippi. about 5" diameter. Thanks for any help! Report this Post to the Staff

coinsnpaper Valued Member Canada 480 Posts	Posted 08/02/2012 02:28 am not a coin- a medal or some other sort of exomumia- the boxes have an Indian script- numbers, probably. The other text is also Indian. The other side does not register with me at all. The minting-diecutting techniques were used in the 60`s, and later. Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 08/02/2012 03:43 am I'd definitely go with Indian and quite possibly Hindu. There are a few references in Hindu mythology to three-headed snakes (Ahi and Vritra). Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16828 Posts	Posted 08/04/2012 07:23 am The squares have numbers in them, written in Indian numerals. They are magic squares, where all the rows and columns add up to the same number; they have ritual significance in Hinduism. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 08/05/2012 06:21 am This is definitely Indian. The symbols and script are usually used in the horoscope. Shani, Raahu and Ketu are shown on one side. Other side is some magic square. I do not know the significance of this token. But it is relly interesting to hear that it was found in the river beds of Mississippi. Thanks for sharing it. Edited by drnsreedhar 08/05/2012 06:36 am Report this Post to the Staff
XavierOfGreen Pillar of the Community United States 2589 Posts	Posted 08/06/2012 12:43 pm Maybe someone threw it into the river as part of some religious offering or something? Report this Post to the Staff
Thomcollects Valued Member United States 240 Posts	Posted 08/07/2012 10:04 am Xavierofgreen, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe part of a religious or quisi-religious rite. Report this Post to the Staff
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