Posted 04/14/2015 8:33 pm
It is (or it was, before it got all mangled up) a "jewellery imitation Ottoman". The star with five swirls around it is quite distinctive. The other side bore a very crude imitation of the Ottoman toughra. It probably originally looked more like the example in this old thread.
As Athalbert said, these items are usually made for the purpose of decorating "middle eastern" women's clothing. Hence they are also known as "belly-dancer coins".
As Athalbert said, these items are usually made for the purpose of decorating "middle eastern" women's clothing. Hence they are also known as "belly-dancer coins".
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