IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED: Ancient mulsim era coin

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by TWINCAM14, Jun 17, 2014.

  1. TWINCAM14

    TWINCAM14 New Member

    Hello Members,

    wondering if any expert here can identify this coins era and possibly its price.
    your help will be greatly appreciated. I'm not sure of what metal has been used, but its quite thick and heavy. Has been in the family for quite some time now and will be interested in selling it if the price is good.

    Thanks.
     

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  3. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    welcome, TWINCAM14
     
  4. spirityoda

    spirityoda Coin Junky

    welcome to CT. :blackalien:
     
  5. medoraman

    medoraman Supporter! Supporter

    It could be Islamic, but it appears to be Indian in origin. Remember, "India" in the historical context also included modern day Pakistan. THCoins and some others here know Indian coins better than I.
     
  6. THCoins

    THCoins Well-Known Member

    Your specimen is in the style of the "Kalima type" coinage of Mughal emperor Akbar. However, for one the material is wrong, the original should be good quality silver. In addition, your inscription looks awfully crude compared to the original.
    In conclusion, i believe this is a very bad copy which is usually sold under the name "temple token".
    Commercial value: next to nothing.
     
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  7. TWINCAM14

    TWINCAM14 New Member

    Thank you so much for the clarification.. Another expert had the same thing to say. Mystery solved.. Unfortunately. i did notice that in the pics, it came out golden whereas it is actually silver in color. not sure if its real silver..sigh..so hard to accept that something in your family turned out to be a fake :) where can i find the real coin's pics?
     
    Last edited: Jun 20, 2014
  8. TWINCAM14

    TWINCAM14 New Member

    here's a better pic with realistic colors,
     

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