Travancore

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Shrews1994, Jul 31, 2019.

  1. Shrews1994

    Shrews1994 Collecting is my passion.

    1901-1910 1 cash. its Soo small! It's crazy how they kept up with small coins like this! It's Very nice piece. CM190731-184708001.jpg CM190731-184739002.jpg
     
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  3. NPCoin

    NPCoin Resident Imbecile

    Nice copper!

    Just a note, reverse (top pic) needs to be rotated 90 deg. counter clockwise, and the obverse (bottom) is upside down.

    What is the weight? It should be either .65g or .48g with the latter one being the next ruler (1938-49).
     
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  4. swish513

    swish513 Penny & Cent Collector

    Can we get some kind of scale/reference to see how small it is? Nice coin, nonetheless.
     
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  5. NPCoin

    NPCoin Resident Imbecile

    They're little more than half the diameter of a U.S. cent.

    So, yeah...a photo next to a cent and even a dime would be a great comparison to show us! :)
     
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  6. swish513

    swish513 Penny & Cent Collector

    Thanks! That is small.
     
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  7. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Nice coin. That looks to be Uncirculated. Numista lists this coin as having Medal Alignment. They show the reverse with a backwards C located at the bottom.
    And a diameter of 10.8 mm.
    If your curious check out link.
    https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces21870.html.
     
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  8. NPCoin

    NPCoin Resident Imbecile

    Thanks, alurid...I've never bothered to translate any of the brahmic scripts of the region as my interests lay mostly further east. I think I'll need to fully familiarize myself with it more.


    Edited to say that I think I'll stop looking at my coins for the region upside down now too ;)
     
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  9. Shrews1994

    Shrews1994 Collecting is my passion.

    CM190731-203105001.jpg CM190731-203124002.jpg Very small lol sorry about it being upside down lol
     
  10. mrbadexample

    mrbadexample Well-Known Member

    The smallest coin I own (KM#57), some 6297 times smaller (by weight) than the largest coin I own. :)

    Travancore 1 cash 1928-1949 (3).jpg
     
  11. Kentucky

    Kentucky Supporter! Supporter

    Hey, maybe you'll get lucky in Lord Marcovian's drawing.
     
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  12. mrbadexample

    mrbadexample Well-Known Member

    That'd be cool. I've got big covered. Small, I could do better. :shame:
     
  13. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    I have one of these little guys as well.

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    I thought this coin was small until I picked up this silver struck coin from Travencore form just a few decades before (1860-1880). The milled one cash is about 11 mm, the stuck silver "chuckram" is just 6 mm.

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  14. Shrews1994

    Shrews1994 Collecting is my passion.

    Mine also. That would be a cool thread. Post the smallest coin you own. And see what they have and how many of these lol.
     
  15. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    I got a 13mm ¼ real from Guatemala. Minted in Birmingham, England.
    world coin (214).JPG world coin (215).JPG
     
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  16. Shrews1994

    Shrews1994 Collecting is my passion.

  17. swish513

    swish513 Penny & Cent Collector

    My smallest is 7mm
    fanam.jpg
    Tipu Sultan (1782-1799) Kingdom of Mysore
    AU Fanam, 7mm, Patan mint
    OBV: HA (initials of Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan's father) within inner linear and outer dotted border
    REV: 1218 (1789 AD)
    Zarb Patan (Patan mint) within inner linear and outer dotted border
    (KM 128.1)
     
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