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 I have been asked to get help identifying this coin. I think it might have a horse on it, and some dots. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Is there a place in New York City where I could bring it for identification? Thank you!
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Welcome, bronzie. Can you provide a picture of the other side? Also, knowing the size might help.
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 Hi! It's about 3/8" x 1/2". |
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These are scans. The little fragment is darker in color but I lightened it so that he details could be seen.
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Not something I know, but I'm sure you will get some help. |
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Unfortunately the side with the green spots (bronze disease or verdigris) is of no help since it's so far gone. The other side has a badly off-center strike, and maybe a minting error to boot, which doesn't help either.
The potentially useful features, I think, are the thickness (indicative of South or Central Asia), the irregular profile, and the dotted border around an inner circle.
The fabric reminds me a lot of some Kushano-Sasanian issues of the "Kushanshahs" but that's a wild guess. I'll be curious to see what Finn thinks, if he comes by.
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that's very interesting! It was found on an island in the Dodecanese (I should have mentioned that). Should I measure the thickness?
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@bronzie, first welcome to CCF. Second, yes the thickness could be useful.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Well, the Aegean would put it pretty far from its origins if my wild guess even was remotely close. I may be way off target. Let's see what others think.
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Thanks everyone. The thickness is.098 inches. Here are two photos as opposed to scans that show it in a more natural light.   |
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to the community The coin appears to be struck well off centered and the other side has no detail visible so making an ID is going to be very difficult. |
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Is there anything else I can provide?
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If you turn the first pic about 90 degrees clockwise, I see Arabic writing. Fabric looks like 15th-18th century, Sultanate or Princely State in India?
Not my specialty--I'd defer to drnsreedhar, but this one might be a lost cause.
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