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Need Help To Identify? (Id: Likely 19th Century Magic Charm Featuring Nyx)

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Need help to identify this one. Is it a coin or token?
Thank you very much.
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Here are the images: Thank you!


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 Posted 02/02/2009  5:49 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DL20K to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Well it doesn't have any denomination or country mentioned, it must a token of some sort. But what was could it be used for?
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At first I thought it looked like Eve being cast from the garden of eden,but now,it looks like an entertainer balancing on a ball while holding a ribbon over her head!,,,

After examining the back of the coin,Ive decided that with all the demons and snake symbols that are present,that you should take this coin to the nearest church and have it sprinkled with holy water and have a priest exorcise it as soon as possible...do this now for the sake of your immortal soul!
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it looked like Eve being cast from the garden of eden


I think it really is eve being offered the forbidden apple. Lets wait for our great SAP.

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It's a tricky one, but I'll do my best.

The side which we'll somewhat arbitrarily label the "obverse", with the female figure, clearly isn't depicting anything from the story of Adam and Eve; a hand reaching out from a cloud is traditionally symbolic of a god, not of Satan.

As for the identity of the figure, my best guess is Nyx, goddess of the night, who is usually depicted with a billowing veil over her head like that. If so, then the cloud-with-an-arm is likely to be her husband, Chaos.

The bizarre markings on the other side appear to be an attempt by someone who can't read Arabic to redraw a typical modern Arabic coin, like this Egyptian one. The three symbols in the middle look almost like archaic Hebrew lettering.

So, what is it? No idea. Some kind of "magic charm", I suppose. It doesn't look older than late 1800's, and more likely from the mid-20th century.
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This appears to be some type of magical token, I'm not sure who the female figure is, but the hand reaching from the clouds is holding a heart which indicates to me God's love. The triangle symbol is the symbol for fire and the writing appears to be some form of runic as to the other figures I have no idea. This could be a token give to members of a magical society popular in the late 19th century.
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Thanks the inputs from all over the globe! This token came in with a lot world coins I bought. I could see the reverse show few snakes and lots symbols but I have no idea what they mean? Any suggestion where I should looking into? Thanks again.
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The bizarre markings on the other side appear to be an attempt by someone who can't read Arabic to redraw a typical modern Arabic coin, like this Egyptian one.


I dont see any arabic letters, I think this token has something to do with zodiac signs
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