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5 Misc. Ancient Coins ID Help Requested

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Heres my last lot that I need help with. All appear to be extremely old, perhaps not ancient. Several look middle eastern but I'm afraid my ability to ID these is isn't great.

Any help or info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Jeff, did you find all of these with your metal detector? No British coins this time? I love working those out, but ancient ones are not really my cup of tea.
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Top right, Nepal Paisa, 1920s.
Bottom right, Mysore Paisa, 18th century.
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Hi svslav, no didn't find these myself picked them you at markets mainly so unfortunately no provinance info. I stuggle with ID on ancients too.

Thanks very much DCH. Surprised they are as relitively modern as they are, interesting to know.
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12 o'clock: tell me and we'll both know. I have a very similar one in my "mystery box".

2 o'clock: Nepal, as DCH said.

5 o'clock: Mysore, as DCH said.

7 o'clock: it's either Cambodian, a pe or 2 pe from the 1700s or 1800s, or an early mediaeval Indian.

10 o'clock: square copper coins like this are typically from the Sultanate of Malwa, a mediaeval Indian state. zeno example. Rectangular ones are typically much older, from the post-Mauryan period, circa 200 BC. zeno example. I'd lean towards ancient for this one.
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Thanks Sap - if I manage to get some more info on the top one, i'll let you know
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the coin with the elephant is an issue of Tipu sultan, a ruler of the South Indian state of Mysore in the last part of the eighteenth century. The letter above the elephant is "Te".
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