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greeniejim Valued Member Ireland 215 Posts	Posted 02/25/2009 3:03 pm I have been watching this seller on ebay for a few weeks and he appears genuine enough, but this is his 5th or 6th lot of these tiny gold coins, I have one of these or very very similar, myself from about 3 years ago and I have never been able to identify it. So any help would be appreciated. ebay Item number 380105546826, or Link http://cgi.ebay.com/A-SUPERB-ANCIEN...-K_W0QQitemZ 380105546826QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Antiquities?hash=item380105546826&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72:1684%7C66:4%7C65:12%7C39:1%7C240:1318 REGARDS JIM Report this Post to the Staff

Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2889 Posts	Posted 02/25/2009 4:44 pm Hi, It's an Indian Fanam - very common They are sometimes passed off a celtic gold by less honest dealers My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16857 Posts	Posted 02/26/2009 02:36 am Yep, it's not ancient, and not particularly pure gold, either, but it is apparently a genuine coin. This particular type has not been attributed to a particular place or ruler, but they would have been struck in southern India and Sri Lanka sometime in the period 1500-1700 AD. The BIN price that dealer is asking is a bit on the high side. You'll find them in the quarantine section of Zeno. You'll also sometimes see these coins slipped into bulk lots of uncleaned ancient coins as "spice" - it's a cheap way for the less scrupulous sellers to obtain the much-coveted "WOW I FOUND GOLD!!" in their feedback. 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
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 02/28/2009 1:51 pm I had a super-common one that went for about 3 or 4 quid the other day (on the bay). Yes, tiny Indian Fanams, the most misunderstood little gold coins of all time. I originally bought mine as a 'Celtic coin' on the bay and was quite 'miffed' when I opened the packet and saw how tiny it was. Edited by NumisMattyUk 02/28/2009 6:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
greeniejim Valued Member Ireland 215 Posts	Posted 02/28/2009 8:25 pm Many Thanks for your answers, I guess the one I have wont make me rich this time around. I will just leave it for my Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Great Grandson, perhaps it will do it him? CHEERS JIM Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 02/28/2009 8:42 pm I am not sure we will even be humans by then but I am sure he will be rich by then when he inherits his Great x 11 Grandfather's collection. Report this Post to the Staff
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