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westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 10/06/2020 5:09 pm Hi all, I am not active in this area of CCF but am trying to help a guy having trouble on another website ID a coin he has. He says it came from an old Indian man a long time ago and it was pulled from the Ganges River in India. I cropped and straightened his poor photos and submitted them to another search site to no avail. Don't often see a coin without a shield or portrait on one side. I think this could also be a fantasy piece or fake. But I have no experience once I am out of early US coinage. Thanks for any help you can give. P.S. Photos are all I have and not mine, so I can only ask for other shots if needed, no guarantees on quality, I had to really work these to get them straight and color balanced from what I first received. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Edited by westcoin 10/06/2020 5:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 10/06/2020 5:55 pm This is (or purports to be) a coin of the Kushan Empire in India. It's similar to the Kanishka I (128-150 CE) tetradrachm with a four-armed Oesho (Shiva?) shown about 60% of the way down on this page http://www.coinindia.com/galleries-kanishka.html I cannot comment on the authenticity. Posting a weight and diameter would help with all attributions. Edited by Seeker55 10/06/2020 5:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/06/2020 7:25 pm It appears genuine, Kushan empire gobl 781. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/06/2020 9:50 pm I'm a bit skeptical - it looks like it might be extremely tooled from a genuine coin. I've seen fakes like this coming out of Pakistan and India in recent years. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 10/07/2020 01:13 am Kanishka I/ 4-armed Siva (Oesho), apparently genuine but heavily tooled. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 10/07/2020 06:10 am Thanks very much for all your help (CCF has great knowledgeable members)! I've sent of the info to the owner and will post back if he decides to get weights and measurements otherwise I think we gave enough of an answer for him to do some research on his own now. Much appreciated. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
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