Strange Uniface Deer Stag Shell Token / Charm

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living-in-the-past Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 01/07/2018 5:10 pm Picked this up at a local coin show today. It was labeled as a silver oblation from India, but it does not resemble any other temple tokens I could find on the internet. It's 28mm and 1.8g. It's struck uniface like a shellcard. If anyone has seen similar and has information on origin, use or age it would be greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 01/08/2018 10:34 am Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
living-in-the-past Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 01/11/2018 9:51 pm Did I stump the band? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34416 Posts	Posted 01/11/2018 10:00 pm @LITP, I spent about an hour trolling through the interwebs trying to find this when you first posted it. Alas, I found nothing. I do agree that it is unlike the other temple tokens that I have seen before. It seems more like jewelry (button cover?) than a coin/token to me, but I really can't help you on this one. "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
living-in-the-past Valued Member United States 134 Posts	Posted 01/12/2018 10:33 pm Thank you Spence for all your efforts. The best I came up with is that it is of a similar construction to silver pathri amulets on northern India. As a long shot, it might represent the Hindu god Rohit. Although it might be a Kashmir Stag, or it may be one of Santa's reindeers. As far as age, I have no idea. If anyone has any other ideas it would be greatly appreciated. Edited by living-in-the-past 01/12/2018 10:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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