Help Identifying This Coin Or Pendant/Medallion/Amulet

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dmn_48 New Member Thailand 4 Posts	Posted 07/04/2024 10:24 pm Hello, Does anyone on the forum know what this item may be? I don't know if it's a coin or a medallion/pendant/amulet? It was left to me by a friend who collected Buddhist artifacts but also had some Hindu items in his collection. Google image search brings up a couple of similar items that were made in India. I've tried to remove it from the amulet case but the case appears to be cemented together and I don't want to destroy the very attractive case. It's about 5.5 cm and in total weighs 146 grams. I have a similar amulet case and it weighs 37 grams so I'm guessing the coin weighs about 100 grams. I haven't tested it with Nitric acid, but have checked it with a magnet and neither the coin/medallion or the case are magnetic at all. I assume there is silver content. Thanks in advance for anyone's insight into this item. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/05/2024 04:17 am Is the size you gave of the coin or overall? John1 Report this Post to the Staff
dmn_48 New Member Thailand 4 Posts	Posted 07/05/2024 08:25 am Hi John, It appears that the coin/medallion fits almost to the edge of the amulet cover. So perhaps the coin is around 5.2 or 5.3 cm. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/05/2024 08:59 am Thank you for the clarification. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 07/05/2024 09:19 am @dmn, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree that the enamelwork and design of the case, make it best to keep the two pieces together. The inner disc seems too big to be a coin, so I suspect a medal of some sort. Third, in order for us to help you best, any chance that you can read any of the inscription on either side? Thx. "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
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 07/05/2024 10:11 am to the Community! 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
dmn_48 New Member Thailand 4 Posts	Posted 07/05/2024 10:28 am @Spence, Thanks for your reply. No, I can't read any of the inscription on the medal. I think it may be an old Indian script of which there are about 11 of them. Possibly Kadamba, but that's just a wild guess. Report this Post to the Staff
dmn_48 New Member Thailand 4 Posts	Posted 07/05/2024 10:34 am @jbuck, Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
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