Posted 10/14/2014 5:50 pm
You won't find it under "India", because it's from Persia/Iran and most catalogues of "Indian" coins don't include them.
The date can be found inside the lobe at the bottom of the bottom picture: "1291", which correlates roughly to AD 1874 (so it's not "ancient"). The denomination is a qiran, spelled "kran" in the Krause catalogues. The design of qirans at this time varied widely over time and from mint to mint; this Krause entry looks most like yours. The weight of yours is slightly lower than standard; I suspect it's been clipped or otherwise lost metal, perhaps where that piece seems to have broken off. Maybe it was originally soldered onto a chain which later broke off there.
I think the mint on your coin is actually Hamadan, making it more in line with these examples on zeno.ru.
Edit: typing too slow, beaten by andyg.
The date can be found inside the lobe at the bottom of the bottom picture: "1291", which correlates roughly to AD 1874 (so it's not "ancient"). The denomination is a qiran, spelled "kran" in the Krause catalogues. The design of qirans at this time varied widely over time and from mint to mint; this Krause entry looks most like yours. The weight of yours is slightly lower than standard; I suspect it's been clipped or otherwise lost metal, perhaps where that piece seems to have broken off. Maybe it was originally soldered onto a chain which later broke off there.
I think the mint on your coin is actually Hamadan, making it more in line with these examples on zeno.ru.
Edit: typing too slow, beaten by andyg.
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