Old Gold Coin? | Persian/Iranian New Year Token

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Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 07/10/2011 9:58 pm This coin or token which I am almost sure is made out of gold (did tests and things).The writing is the style you could find on an 18th century or older gold Indian or Afghanistan gold mohur. The image is the same on both sides so don't ask for the other side.Thanks. Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2872 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 01:37 am Hi Welcome to the forum, Can you give the diameter and weight? It doesn't look like any coin I've ever seen and it doesn't look like gold either so I think it's some sort of token. The fact that both sides are the same is another strong indicator My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 02:01 am It is 2,1 centimeters in diameter, I cannot give an exact weight though I can say it is very thin (thickness of about 1 millimeter) Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 03:32 am Looks like Indian native states ?temple? token. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 04:27 am With the strange rim and identical design on both sides, and assuming it really is gold, my best guess would be a "jewellery replica", designed to be inserted into a pendant or something similar. 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
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 07/11/2011 09:35 am I don't think it was made for jewelry because the circle that holds the writing is not centered as you can see and the rim has an excess on its side. The photo is not at an angle of the coin it is centered on it. Can you see the shadowed arc on the bottom next to the rim that is not the side of it, it is the excess. Edited by Apollo 07/11/2011 09:58 am Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 07/24/2011 07:52 am OK, I have another theory about this coin. While researching an attempt at translation, I stumbled upon this old thread, which talks about Iranian wedding coins. I suspect this custom, of throwing coin-like tokens around at celebrations such as weddings and Persian New Year, may explain the origin and purpose of your coin, too. 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
EgCollector Pillar of the Community Egypt 3470 Posts	Posted 07/30/2011 08:21 am I have answered in the other topic... hope this helps https://goccf.com/t/94136 Report this Post to the Staff
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