Can Anyone Please Help To Identify This Coin? | False Shekel

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Ant New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 02/19/2014 5:10 pm Hi, I am trying to identify this coin or token discovered in a garden in England. It is 33mm diameter and appears to be made of copper. Any help much appreciated. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Staff edit: Identified, moved to the Token Section Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 02/19/2014 10:20 pm It isn't actually a coin. It's a type of ritual token known as a "false shekel". The design is (very loosely) based on the silver coins issued by the ancient Jews during their First Revolt against Rome. If you do a forum search for "false shekel", you'll discover you are not alone in being puzzled by them. Here's a thread from 2012 with one similar to yours. 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
Ant New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 02/20/2014 03:22 am Thank you for the information - very interesting. I assumed it wasn't too old because of the shape and what appears to be a modern manufacturing process, but the lettering looked old. Not sure how it found it's way into the soil but at least I know what it is now. Your help is very much appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff
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