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Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 02/01/2010 4:45 pm It looks to be indian or middle eastern. It is quite thick for a coin maybe 1/3 inch thick.Any help? Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16982 Posts	Posted 02/01/2010 5:45 pm It's not technically "ancient", but it is from India. It's a copper paisa from one of the Indian "princely states", dating from sometime between 1700 and 1900. I can't tell which state, or narrow down the date more precisely; I can't read anything clearly on it except what appears to be the number "17", or maybe "107", in Indo-Arabic numerals; that might be a regnal year, or part of a longer number representing the date. I'll try to look up the catalogues to see if it matches anything when I get home later. 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
Halfwitty Pillar of the Community United States 1523 Posts	Posted 02/01/2010 6:13 pm Thanks Sap. I would appreciate the help and after reading through many of the post here I was hoping you would come to the rescue.Your very knowledgable. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16982 Posts	Posted 02/02/2010 07:49 am I tried to narrow it down, but there are too many that "kind of" match and not enough that "closely match", that I could see. Sorry about that. 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
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