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mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 06/01/2016 7:31 pm I need some assistance with the ID for this coin or token? I cannot say anything else about it other that it came within a bag of some other very old ancient coins, some of which I have made inquiries on lately with CCF. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/01/2016 7:49 pm Not sure if it's a coin, just a guess but maybe it's a coin weight. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/01/2016 8:07 pm The shape and fabric kind of remind me of some of the cruder medieval AR pfennigs of Austria and Germany, but... Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 06/01/2016 8:54 pm Quote: ...maybe it's a coin weight The exact weight of this thing is 17.9 g. So allowing for wear 18 g would be a nice round figure. Could it actually be a Swastika seal found in the Indus Valley: referred to as a 'hakenkreutz' at that ancient time by the inhabitants of that civilization: http://peopleofshambhala.com/banned...l-of-dharma/ B/t/w 3,200 BCE is synonymous to 3200 BC referred to in the aforementioned URL. I just learned that today. But, how would one confirm this and would it be worth the time/money to dedicate resources for investigations...? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34425 Posts	Posted 06/01/2016 9:27 pm Quote: The exact weight of this thing is 17.9 g. That seems awfully heavy for a uniface pfennig. Can you supply us with the approximate dimensions? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 06/01/2016 10:02 pm Quote: ...supply us with the approximate dimensions Report this Post to the Staff
mdpmedia Pillar of the Community United States 3546 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 02:03 am Do we have any more opinions now that the dimensions are there? Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2887 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 02:27 am My initial impression is that it's a seal of some type. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
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