Need Help (India Silver Round With Ganesh)

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johnharris New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/19/2012 9:24 pm i have had this coin since I was a kid and I wish I knew where it came from. Has a elephant kinda face with maybe a buddha body? under the elephant is a rat and other side is weaird pattern with 666 small letters under it. any help would be appreciated. sorry for the not so good pics Report this Post to the Staff

Rdwarrior Valued Member United States 266 Posts	Posted 11/20/2012 12:05 am Looks like an Hindu temple token, the Elephant is the Hindu god Gamesh, the 666 might be 999 being read upside down? It might also be a one ounce round of silver with a Hindu design, does it weigh 1 ounce? Report this Post to the Staff
johnharris New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/20/2012 12:44 am I dont have a scale to weigh it, but I will find one now. And you have a good point, it just may be 999 being read upside down. I really wish I got better pics of it there. I will try searching for "Hindu temple token" and things along hindu types of coins. I really dont know much about this coin yet. Report this Post to the Staff
johnharris New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/20/2012 01:01 am Searching with the hindu coin outlook I came across other simliar coins. Silver Ganesha coin. I havent found one the same but I'm gettin closer :) Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 11/20/2012 5:56 pm It's a privately made silver bullion round from India. Someone posted a similar item with a different deity just recently, in this thread. Follow the link I posted there and you'll find someone else who posted a Ganesh round, though not with the exact same design. The "weird pattern" in the centre of the other side is the Sanskrit character "Sri", meaning "holy" or "honourable". 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
johnharris New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 11/21/2012 09:47 am Thank you very much for all your help. Though I was hoping the coin was worth more than its weight. :) Report this Post to the Staff
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