Southern Indian? Princely States? Coin

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svnhson Valued Member United States 102 Posts	Posted 11/04/2017 10:56 pm Evening all. I attended the St. Charles Coin Show yesterday and picked up a few items. Among which is this small Indian coin. I believe it to be from a Southern Indian Princely State but am unsure and would appreciate help IDing it. I know the front is a bit rough. The front design appears to consist of three circles with dots in their centers, if that helps. Diameter is 9mm. Obverse: Reverse: As always, thanks for any help you all can provide! Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 11/05/2017 12:13 am I had intended to get to the show this weekend, especially since I live a few miles away, but life had other plans. Not my area, but looks like a "Sri Vira" in Telugu reverse. Seen similar reverses on coins of the Madurai Nayak Dynasty, but can't place the obverse. Report this Post to the Staff
svnhson Valued Member United States 102 Posts	Posted 11/14/2017 02:25 am I thought it might be something like that! Thanks for the help with the ID, and I'm really sorry it took so long to respond! Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 12/31/2017 01:00 am @ svnhson This indeed is a South Indian coin. On these images, you can see the legend "Sri vi ra" written in Kanarese script. This legend is found on anonymous coins of Madurai Naiks. Other side will have figures of deities, animals etc.. Letter "sri" is struck in a slightly different way on this coin. This is a very common feature with Naik coins. Find a coin with similar legend here where "vi" also is on the top row. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum...03-annot.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
bronzie New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 01/01/2018 11:54 am hi drnsreedhar, It was suggested that you could possibly help with the identification of an ancient coin. May I send you a link to the discussion? Report this Post to the Staff
drnsreedhar Pillar of the Community India 1995 Posts	Posted 01/01/2018 1:46 pm Sure bronzie. I will try. Report this Post to the Staff
bronzie New Member United States 13 Posts	Posted 01/02/2018 11:19 am Thank you so much. Below is the link. The coin was found somewhere in the Dodecanese. http://goccf.com/t/303997 Report this Post to the Staff
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