Interesting Asian Coin, My First Add On Numista (Calling Tdzemia) (Id: Modern Replica)

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mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 06/02/2024 3:10 pm I bought this coin on whatnot last year, and I can't seem to find any info on numista when I put the specs in the search there. Diameter: ~29mm, Weight: ~8.55g, Thickness: ~2mm Composition: Probably copper based on color, Edge actually has a few reeds... I looked on the exonumia section, and again came up with nothing Obverse has four Asian characters with four large dots in between the four characters. The reverse is uniface... Report this Post to the Staff

mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 06/02/2024 3:20 pm And a look at the rim: Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 06/02/2024 7:41 pm @mrw, could it be a charm rather than a coin? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
mrwhatisit Pillar of the Community United States 2953 Posts	Posted 06/02/2024 8:09 pm Thanks Spence I could see this being a charm from Asia. This is for sure a Whatisit, hence my username here The small discussion on numista had one referee or moderator move what I uploaded as a coin over to the exonumia catalog. The reason for Tdzemia is he is a moderator over there and one of our members here. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 06/02/2024 10:11 pm It's definitely not a coin; though the style of script is that used on 2000 year old cash coins, genuine coins don't have the dots in the corners. And cash coins never have "reeded edges", even if hand-carved.It's presumably a charm of some kind, though I haven't found a similar item on zeno.ru. The presence of reeding dates this piece to after the introduction of Western-style milled coinage to China in the late 1800s. 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
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7936 Posts	Posted 06/03/2024 7:42 pm Quote: The small discussion on numista had one referee or moderator move what I uploaded as a coin over to the exonumia catalog. The reason for Tdzemia is he is a moderator over there and one of our members here. ...but sadly, I have no experience in East Asia . My roles there are referee in early Low Countries coinage, and "Admin" which are folks who add/modify stuff in the underlying database. It sounds like both fora are calling this one exonumia, so hopefully that sets you on the rigth path. Edited by tdziemia 06/03/2024 7:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
triggersmob Pillar of the Community Australia 9381 Posts	Posted 06/03/2024 10:14 pm I posted it on Facebook and David Hartill calls it a modern replica. Others call it fake. Report this Post to the Staff
airmax90 New Member Switzerland 2 Posts	Posted 06/07/2024 04:28 am Hi. This looks like the Da Chao Jin He coin from the Northern Song period. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188001 Posts	Posted 06/10/2024 11:54 am to the Community, airmax90! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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