Trouble With Large Cast Coin From Southeast Asia

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allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 08/10/2019 4:20 pm I have been slowly getting back into coins after not being into them for a while. I am moving through my unidentified pile and I have this large cast coin. Weight: 24.04 g Diameter: 44 mm Thinkness: ~3 mm Photos of obverse and reverse: Photo of edge: I found what may be the coin in ANNAM AND ITS MINOR CURRENCY by ED. TODA. In chapter 19 there is a section on the Tay-son Rebellion. https://art-hanoi.com/toda/19.html I have found a coin that looks the similar: Quote: No. 210. (Barker: 209.1-209.2) Obverse: Same as No. 209, the design on the rim varying a little. Reverse: A dragon and a fish. Yellow copper. If I kind of squint I can see the dragon and the fish in the design. Can anyone comment on the identification and the authenticity of this coin? Report this Post to the Staff

allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 08/18/2019 7:47 pm I am leaning towards this being a modern cast, or at least a later cast of this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 08/18/2019 11:23 pm I think it does look very much like one of the large Barker 209 Canh Thinh Thong Bao pieces. Are you actually looking at pages 319 & 320 in Barker? Report this Post to the Staff
allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 08/19/2019 12:17 am I have requested the Barker coin book on interlibrary loan, but I do not have a copy of it in front of me. Right now all I have is this black and white drawing that is a reference to Barker. Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 08/19/2019 12:53 am The drawing shown is a different coin. The Barker book has what you are looking for. Report this Post to the Staff
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