Please Help Identify This Copper Coin From India With A Sword And A Plant

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Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 12/30/2017 9:15 pm This roughly rectangular copper coin weighs 11.8 grams and measures 22-24 mm across between flat sides. It comes from India. The closest listing and style I've found is from Lunavada approximately 1890, but not an exact match. The Lunavada coins are roughly rectangular like this one, and paisa KM #5 (without a photo) lists 2 sabres, but the weight listed (6.5-8.3g) doesn't match and I don't see any with the plant on the reverse. Below are two sets of obverse-and-reverse photos taken in differing light. Any help will be greatly appreciated! Edited by Seeker55 12/30/2017 9:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 12/31/2017 08:24 am someone scraped of the dirt? I have no idea where to start searching... Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 01/23/2018 8:04 pm This coin looks similar in construction and style to the Jhabua paisas of Gopal Singh, 1840-1895. Although this design is not shown in Krause, it says in the book that other designs were made. The Jhabua paisas have irregular shapes and large dots similar to this coin. Anyway, that's the closest thing I've found so far. Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 01/23/2018 8:16 pm Because of its irregular shape, large dots, and crude design, I suspect that this other unidentified coin is from a similar time and place. It has a weight of 15.03 g and measures 19-21 mm across. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 08:40 am I think the coins of Gopal Singh would not have a cross in that style Did you try to contact Zeno? https://www.zeno.ru Or post it on Numista https://en.numista.com/forum/forum12.html Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 01/27/2018 10:46 am Thanks for the suggestions, Petrus. I'll look into possibly posting on Numista or Zeno. Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 02/10/2018 5:31 pm Here are some better scans of the second coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 02/14/2018 06:54 am Two nice coins, but I have no idea where to search.... Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 02/14/2018 09:30 am Me neither. I know what you mean. Haven't seen anything like these anywhere so far. Report this Post to the Staff
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