Can Anyone Help Identify This Coin/Medallion?

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sumerian New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 8:30 pm I am going crazy trying to find out exactly what this thing is. Thanks in advance. Edited by sumerian 01/23/2015 8:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 9:08 pm Please make a clearer/larger picture, no need to waste space around it. And show images of both sides. Report this Post to the Staff
sumerian New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 9:10 pm this is the only picture I can provide at the moment Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 9:22 pm Then the only thing I can say is that it looks like a medallion or charm. If you have access to a multi-function printer, scanning works very well for coins/medals. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16941 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 9:57 pm Though it's hard to make out, I believe it's an oriental "zodiac / eight trigrams" charm. See similar examples on these zeno.ru pages. 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
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 01/23/2015 11:40 pm It's a Tibetan "mirror" amulet, known as a melong. This particular design seems to have been widely produced since the 1980's, like this one from an ebay auction: Edited by philadelphian 01/24/2015 2:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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