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allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 09/13/2012 10:05 pm I purchased this coin for a dollar. I got it because it was cheap and I didn't have any older Indian coins. This is the attribution that came with it: Denomination: 1 TANKA Metal: BILLON Country: India DYNESTY: DELAHI RULAR: SIKANDAR SHAH LODHI PERIOD: AD 1488-1517 Is this attribution correct? I have no clue with this type of coin. Report this Post to the Staff

Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2887 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 02:26 am Yes, nearly. Certainly some coins of that type were billon, but like a lot of coin series the word billon covers many sins - I suspect this one may only have a hint of silver - if at all. It's quite a common coin but it's still cool to have something from this era. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 09/14/2012 09:53 am Thanks for the confirmation on the attritubion. I figured that the amount of silver was so small it probably didn't matter. I just got it because it was old and I didn't have something like it. Billon could technically mean silver washed or containing a small amount of mercury. With all the green gunk on it I didn't buy it thinking I was going to make anything off the silver. Report this Post to the Staff
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