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Valued Member
Ukraine
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Hello! Copper coin of Indian kingdoms(?) From where exactly? Very difficult to find!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Valued Member
 Ukraine
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Wow! Thank you! Yes, very similar. Diameter and weight unfortunately I don't know, a coin at auction, I want to buy it .. Therefore, need to identificate what it is... Most likely Maratha 2 paisa, like this: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces50618.html |
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 United States
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Good luck with your bidding. Here are some more coins from the Maratha Confederacy for comparison, posted by CCF's resident expert on Indian Numismatics @drnsreedhar: http://goccf.com/t/261679&whichpage=21"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
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Valued Member
Ukraine
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Thank you! I got
acquainted. There's no
such coin there... If I buy it,
I'll possibly do better photos,
measure the parameters
and put it here.
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Valued Member
Ukraine
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I bought it! Nice coin, I'm very satisfied! Weight 19.35 grams, diameter 23.5 mm, thickness about 5 mm. The fact that this Maratha confederation isn't doubt, but I was looking for pictures on the Internet, on this coin "sickle" with four points inside is almost in the center of the coin, I don't see any coins like this, on all of them "sickle" is shifted to the edge of the coin, the same applies to the other side. What is it, sucha variety? Maybe someone saw this coin with such an arrangement as on mine, please write, I'm very interested.    |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The "sickle with four dots" is the tail of the letter "s" of "falus" (image should be rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise). The dies are much larger than the flan, so only a portion of the design shows on each coin. On your coin the tail of the "s" is in the center. On the next coin, it may be at one edge or off the flan completely. Your coin is certainly similar to those linked above. Full ID will likely be difficult since so little of the inscription is showing.
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Valued Member
Ukraine
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I apologize for my
terminology.. I didn't know what to call it better! Very
interesting and unusual
coins, because I wanna know more. Many thanks for the explanation!
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