Possible Indian Coin Identification Help

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Spelonk Boer New Member South Africa 1 Posts	Posted 05/20/2018 06:35 am Good day. Kindly assist with ID or lead on this coin. I found this coin while medal detecting a Anglo Boer war site (1899-1902) in South Africa. Very odd place to find the hammered coin. The only reasoning I can give of how it ended up on this specific geography is the the British Imperial forces Indian colonial volunteers as stretcher bearers during the Anglo Boer war. However the coin appears to be much older than the war and it is my hypothesis that it was probably carried as some sort of luck token by Imperial forces. It appears to be a brass/Copper hammered coin. Have not weighed it, but can do so if of assitance. It appears to my unlearned eye as if the "h" marking may be the Hindi marking for Semana (Shiva) but apart from that I am at a loss. Many thanks in advance. Sorry for the share links below but can't upload the images although they are 290kb Jpegs. https://drive.google.com/file/d/12z...usp=drivesdk https://drive.google.com/file/d/19C...usp=drivesdk Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7962 Posts	Posted 05/20/2018 09:33 am Welcome to the forum! I am not an expert on this type of coinage, but hammered copper coins were being made in parts of India until well into the 19th century. Measurements of the diameter (and eventually weight if possible) would indeed be helpful for whoever comes along to help you. Edited by tdziemia 05/20/2018 09:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1324 Posts	Posted 05/20/2018 3:46 pm A Maratha paisa, 19th cent. I'm away from my books just now so cant give the cat ref. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7962 Posts	Posted 05/20/2018 4:08 pm Here is a link to the coin andyq mentioned: https://www.NGCcoin.com/price-guide...duid-1577402 Report this Post to the Staff
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Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 05/21/2018 5:29 pm https://www.zeno.ru/search.php?searchid=365117 Report this Post to the Staff
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