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  Registered Member #172 Joined: Mon Jul 06 2009, 08:54amPosts: 114 |  Not much of a clue about this one. Thought it was of the Ottoman Empire, but then it looks like Hindu language too..especially the big swirl which is possibly a north India '4'. It's been made into jewelwry and is a wafer thin imprint maybe pressed from a real coin or it may actually be a real coin. It's probably made of gold. So... | ||
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Deus Ex Machina   Registered Member #1 Joined: Sun Jul 01 2007, 10:10pmCity, State:: Ocala, Florida Posts: 559 | Hmm. I am also thinking Middle East or South Asian. Do you have a pic of the other side? | ||
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| Registered Member #172 Joined: Mon Jul 06 2009, 08:54amPosts: 114 | Oh, it is one sided. It is stamped through from behind. It's a puzzler. | ||
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| Deus Ex Machina Registered Member #1 Joined: Sun Jul 01 2007, 10:10pmCity, State:: Ocala, Florida Posts: 559 | Ok here is what I have found out: It's a crude imitation of an Ottoman Empire gold coin from the 1800's; the swirly thing is a very simplistic attempt to draw a toughra. Specifically, the hayriye altin series issued from 1827 to 1832. See this example on Zeno.ru. There are five examples of this coin on Zeno; all of them are holed. The genuine coins, as well as the imitations like yours, were extensively used for jewellery purposes. Close match I didn't know what a toughra was. Apparently it's the unique seal of an Ottoman sultan put on coins, stamps and official documents. | ||
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| Registered Member #172 Joined: Mon Jul 06 2009, 08:54amPosts: 114 | Yeah, that's the coin that made me think it was of the Ottoman Empire. I was 95% sure it wasn't a proper coin. Heh, they aren't called toughras for nothing. I can accept it is an imitation...the only one thing that does make me question that is that the big swirl is identical to the number four in North Indian languages..but I've looked through coins of that region and couldn't see anything similar. Anyhoo, just a piece of junk. | ||
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| Deus Ex Machina Registered Member #1 Joined: Sun Jul 01 2007, 10:10pmCity, State:: Ocala, Florida Posts: 559 | I am still curious about who made your coin and why they chose what they chose for the design. I am going to keep a look out in case I come across any other similar coins. | ||
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 Registered Member #409 Joined: Tue Apr 06 2010, 07:09pmPosts: 5 | This looks similar to some Tibetan coins I've seen .. some of the symbols at least. You sure the central symbol faces that way? If you face it sideways it could look like a fish or an alpha symbol? | ||
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| Registered Member #172 Joined: Mon Jul 06 2009, 08:54amPosts: 114 | Well, my original feeling was that it was Northern Indian and because of the centre swirl being close to north Indian language numerals...but the tiny characters either side look like Arabic for 1(0) and 8 if the coin is reversed. I guess we need someone to identify the characters in the three cartouches. Honestly, to me it looks like a mixture of Arabic and Indian Ayrian I've no idea which up it is supposed to be. | ||
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