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Unknown Clay Coin

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I purchased a clay coin that the seller identified as potentially as being a prakab clay coin from the Kingdom of Ayutthaya. That would be around 1733-58 according to seller. Seller was basing their attribution off of Mitchiner Non-Islamic # 2867, Coins in Thailand p.38-39, which I don't have.

It appears to have been made by bringing two molds together to form the whole. You can see some mark running around the center that seems to be of a different density. It is about 1 1/4 inch in diameter.

There are several cracks in the clay. In hand it doesn't look that old to me. I am thinking it is probably some sort of gambling counter or token, as I have read they were not just made out of porcelain but many different metals, glass, etc.

Has anyone seen something like this before?

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 Posted 02/17/2015  2:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add allranger to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Does anyone have Mitchiner Non-Islamic? I think I'll have to buy it anyway someday so it might as well be sooner.
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 Posted 02/21/2015  4:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Tryna to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
just giving this a bit of a bump, Allranger. I am interested in what it turns out to be.
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It has the style of South East Asian coinage.
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I have a copy up in the attic some where and I do mean a copy as in photo copy in 2 three ring binders and document protectors. It was given to me by Mitchiner himself in Colorado Springs back when trees were little.
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Thai or Cambodian gambling token?
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