Ancient 8 MM Coin Plse Help | Travancore

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malibu Valued Member Canada 304 Posts	Posted 08/05/2008 12:40 pm I could not ID this one, please help! The obverse is quite clear. I uploaded two pics of the reverse (sorry about the quality) under different lighting. Is that a lion rampant? or a crown? Image: Ancient8mmRev-2b.jpg 99.23 KB Image: Ancient8mmObv.jpg 95.11 KB Image: Ancient8mmRev-1.jpg 93.1 KB Edited by Sap 08/06/2008 08:38 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 08/05/2008 6:32 pm Just because a coin is crude-looking, doesn't mean it's ancient. Wwhitman had a very similar coin to yours, in this thread, which we (eventually) identified to be from the Indian state of Travancore, struck in the 1800's AD. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
malibu Valued Member Canada 304 Posts	Posted 08/06/2008 4:35 pm Thanks Sap. With the link to an excellent zeno.ru example you provided, I can finally make out the reverse of this one, after staring at it (on and off) for 30+ years I never noticed the penta-star shape! So its clearly a "India-Native States-Travencore- Cash - of Rama-Varman VII (1885-95),Dump Coinage- Copper 8mm in about G4 grade worth maybe $.50. Can anyone explain what "Dump Coinage" is? The term is used in Krause to distinguish it from Tulabharam Issues and Regular Issues. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 08/06/2008 6:05 pm Quote: Can anyone explain what "Dump Coinage" is? As you can read in our CCF Glossary, a "dump" is a coin that's remarkably thick, compared to other coins the same size. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
malibu Valued Member Canada 304 Posts	Posted 08/07/2008 2:33 pm Interesting; that would explain the off-centre appearance on the reverse; it must have been punched out of a larger coin Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 08/07/2008 9:04 pm Quote: that would explain the off-centre appearance on the reverse; it must have been punched out of a larger coin Actually, no. These coins were hammered by hand, rather than struck by machine like modern coins are. Hand-struck coins, such as ancients and Indian States coins, are often off-centre like that. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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