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GABatGH Valued Member United States 165 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 2:44 pm So I've never had a reason to post in the Ancient forum. My father-in-law was a prolific antique collector with seemingly no boundaries. Once he passed his wife, my wife's mom, put us in charge of ... dealing ... with everything. We have learned a lot since then about a lot of things but I know that this one is way over my head. In the collection there are items that are authentic that are dated bc. There are religious relics that are seven hundred years old an authenticated. At this point we do not assume that anything is a fake. Every. Single. Item. must be check for authenticity because, well, just because... Could someone tell me what this thing is, or what it's supposed to be it if it's not real? Thanks :) Report this Post to the Staff

antwerpen2306 Pillar of the Community Belgium 1194 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 2:49 pm Indian ? albert Report this Post to the Staff
GABatGH Valued Member United States 165 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 3:04 pm I'm not really happy with the pics. Here's two more. Edited by GABatGH 03/17/2017 3:09 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 3:08 pm This coin is from Sri Lanka from the Chola Empire circa 11th century. These coins are called octupus king because of the shape of the king and throne. Not sure which king it is. Report this Post to the Staff
GABatGH Valued Member United States 165 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 3:11 pm seemingly like this one http://www.worthpoint.com/worthoped...dy-453483058 Report this Post to the Staff
GABatGH Valued Member United States 165 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 3:15 pm http://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coi...in_ww_id=270 Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 5:04 pm Hi GABatGH I´m pretty sure your coin is Queen Lilavati 1197-1200/1209-1210/1211-1212 AD Sri ra ja li la va ti Mitchiner 837-839 Nice coin Hope this helps Saludos Paul Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 03/22/2017 03:15 am Did this help? Report this Post to the Staff
GABatGH Valued Member United States 165 Posts	Posted 03/22/2017 06:46 am Palouche, oh my gosh, yes. I know I had thanked you, because my daughter was sitting with me at the time helping write the post (she's seven). I'm not sure why it didn't actually get posted. Id'ing from Queen Lilavati was spot on. The first rule of antiques is "just because it's old doesn't mean it's valuable". Everyone I show this to is amazed that this little coins could be almost 800 years old. They're equally amazed, as I am, that it's only worth twenty bucks... Thanks again! Report this Post to the Staff
jskirwin Pillar of the Community United States 616 Posts	Posted 03/22/2017 10:49 am They're equally amazed, as I am, that it's only worth twenty bucks... People think ancient coins have to be high dollar because they are so old. Fortunately that's not the case at all. You might want to check out the forum topics here where people share what they bought at various price points. And kudos for you to sharing the coin and your research with your daughter. Report this Post to the Staff
GABatGH Valued Member United States 165 Posts	Posted 03/22/2017 12:58 pm jskirwin, it is VERY fortunate for the collector that ancient coins are not particularly expensive - not so much for the owner of said coin hoping to sell them :D Report this Post to the Staff
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