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allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 4:07 pm It is time for spring cleaning. Over time I have collected several coins that I have not been able to positively identify. I've gathered up most all of them and taken pictures and weighted them. I am hoping the some members of the family will be able to id them, or at least point me in a positive direction. Some of these coins I have had for years. I have tried to do research on them and have scoured the web and what catalogs I have been able to get a hold of. That means either I can't read the language or recognize enough of the design to see a match. Most of them are probably of Eastern origin. The first one I think is Austrian, but must be medieval because it is not in any of my catalogs. I have read that there were uniface pfennigs. European Origin: Weight: 0.37 grams Uniface design. Possible Pfennig. Not in catalog so probably older than 1500. Coins of probably Indian origin: Weight: 9.85 grams Composition: Copper Heavy coin and very thick. Weight: 2.28 grams Obv: Deer jumping right. Rev: Geometric design with script. Probably Southern Indian. Unknown Origin: Weight: 1.45 grams Composition: Copper Obv: Bird (maybe peacock or roster left) Rev: Writing, Arabic? Weight: 4.25 grams Composition: Copper Uniface geometric design. Cup shaped with design on inside of cup. Weight: 1.45 grams Composition: Copper Geometric design, looks uniface but may not have originally been. Probably Indian. Weight: 1.58 grams Geometric design with wavy lines, possibly uniface. Weight: 0.79 grams Uniface Geometric design with straight lines. Report this Post to the Staff

andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1324 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 5:07 pm 3 is a Kasu from Madras KM#A163 4 I would guess Afghan and 5 might just be the remnants of a Mamluk Fals. Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 5:41 pm Can Madras mean Mysore? Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 6:13 pm No no, : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histor...s_Presidency But the coin is propably Mysore The coins 6, 7 and 8 can be Mysore 1700-1880) Report this Post to the Staff
DKA-Numis Valued Member United States 136 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 6:45 pm #1 looks like an Austrian Halbling from the reign of Ottokar II (1251-1276). The source I have says that the design is "Crowned dragon right, looking backwards, tail curled." The picture you have is upside down. The designs for this series were fairly crude, so this is just my best guess. Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 7:01 pm I suspect that auto-correct got andyg because the KM number is right if it is Mysore and not Madras. DKA-Numis, it could be. I checked the flip that came with the coin and I believe it could say Vienna in cursive hand writing. That would mean I was wrong about it being uniface, but I now think I can see bits of a design around 1 and 3 o'clock that could be ends of the lillies. Austria Ottokar II. of Bohemia (1251-1276) Hälbling (Silver) Mint city: Vienna Obv: Crowned dragon right, looking backwards, tail curled. Rev: Shield in circle of lillies. Weight: 0.55g Edited by allranger 03/22/2015 7:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1324 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 8:14 pm sorry, indeed Mysore not Madras. As for 6-8 being from Mysore too - 6 is possible - 7 and 8 very unlikely IMO. Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1324 Posts	Posted 03/22/2015 8:17 pm 5 reminds me of one of these; http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=45898 Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 03/23/2015 12:01 pm andyg: I think you may be right about number 4 being from Afghanistan. I'm seeing things labeled as "Civic Coinage" that has a peacock on it. Two here: http://db.stevealbum.com/php/chap_a...er=21&page=1 One here: http://db.stevealbum.com/php/lot_rt...=284&lot=467 Nothing is a match but at least I am find a similar motif. Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 03/23/2015 12:24 pm Found this on ebay: Armenia. Civic Copper coin, Mint Iravan Yerevan "Peacock" AH1108. Weight: 8.9 gr. Size: 22 mm. Report this Post to the Staff
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