Help Needed To Identify Indian Coin.

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David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1610 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 02:50 am Hi all, I assume this coin is Indian as I purchased with 4 other coins that are definitely Indian. I've put the measurements into Zeno but came up empty handed so am hoping someone from CC can help. Weight = 6.51g Length = 16.9mm Width = 9.4mm Composition = probably copper. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 06:51 am I've got absolutely no clue. Almost looks like the Nike swoosh. Someone will be along I'm sure with some impressive knowledge. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6545 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 07:00 am Looks kinda like this https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces133233.html Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 11:11 am Although I didn't find a match in Zeno, just wanted to mention for whatever it may be worth (or not) that the Elichpur mint in Mughal India made many copper coins of irregular, elongated, roughly rectangular shape. Edited by Seeker55 11/24/2022 11:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 11/24/2022 6:17 pm Very thick square or rectangular copper coins are very common in the Mughal period. I was visiting Mumbai in 1970, and I bought about a half dozen copper dump coins for something like a dollar each (in 2022 values). At he time, I hadn't a clue what I was buying, but they seemed cheap enough. As it has turned out, (I had no idea) that taking heritage coins out of India was a jailable offence, and I am sure that some officious administrator would have pushed that policy to the limit, to earn brownie points from his boss, even for a few low valued common coins. I have seen this sort of thing happen since then. Hindsight tells me I was lucky to get away with it. Other tourists have been jailed. Edited by sel_69l 11/25/2022 01:34 am Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1318 Posts	Posted 11/25/2022 3:16 pm The weight is odd for this, at 20g a Mughal dam doesn't divide into 6g easily, the weight is right for the Ujjain series of Falus - but the style is wrong... Edited by andyg 11/25/2022 3:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1318 Posts	Posted 11/25/2022 3:23 pm It actually reminds me of something like this; https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?p...y=d&way=desc rather than a Mughal issue. Report this Post to the Staff
David Graham Pillar of the Community Australia 1610 Posts	Posted 11/26/2022 3:50 pm Quote: The weight is odd for this, at 20g a Mughal dam doesn't divide into 6g easily, the weight is right for the Ujjain series of Falus - but the style is wrong... I did wonder if it had been cut at some point. Report this Post to the Staff
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