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That's an interesting piece. I am just now getting into ancients. Thanks for the pics.
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The obverse looks a bit turkish from the region Ilkhanate
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Valued Member
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 does this look anything like the man in the coin? it is Calixtlahuaca of ancient Mexico |
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Has anybody seen something like this before? No. 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
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it's a wizard token from a D&D board game  |
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A face like that on a coin definitely does not look ancient. 20th century at best.
The horseman is firing an arrow behind him, in the style of the Parthians, Mongols and other anciet/mediaeval Central Asian tribes. The famous "Parthian Shot", a saying now devolved into "parting shot". So I don't think cassuey's first guess (the Mongol Ilkhanate) is too far wrong in that regard.
Sirlujo, can you tell us where/how you obtained it?
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
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I'm no expert Sap, but, I was also inclined to say modern, possibly cast pot metal.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Valued Member
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I thought it was far off also sap, that's really the only mounted archer I could think of
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I agree with SAP bcause of the way the mans eyes are and every time I see this coin I cant help but think of the movie Mulan
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I found this coin in Hungary on an auction. Honestly I have a feeling that it was made by a fan of the Hun traditions in the 20th century, however it is a real archeological sensation if not modern. Don't know yet. The face is definitely mongoloid, but this perspective is strange.
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The rider looks classic Khanate, but the face is way, way too Hollywood.
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Honestly I have a feeling that it was made by a fan of the Hun traditions in the 20th century That would explain it. The European Huns made no coins of their own; this is someone in the 20th century saying "If the Huns had made coins, what might they have looked like?". 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
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