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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 26257056, member: 99456"]<font size="4">Looking for a bit of advice on this one - I think it is an 19th to early 20th century temple token in the style of a square Rupee of Akbar the Great. This one a bit underweight at 10.65g 21x21 mm. The obverse reading Muhammad with the names of the four righteous califs in corners. not sure what to make of the GM on the reverse? the rest of the text seems like a stylized:</font></p><p><font size="7">لا إله إلا الله</font></p><p><font size="7">محمد</font></p><p><font size="7">رسول الله</font></p><p><font size="4">I can't quite make out the text:</font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]1677262[/ATTACH]</font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1677260[/ATTACH]</p><p>tokens were issued in the 18th and 19th century India for use as temple tokens as using British coins was undesirable? Interested if anyone knows more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 26257056, member: 99456"][SIZE=4]Looking for a bit of advice on this one - I think it is an 19th to early 20th century temple token in the style of a square Rupee of Akbar the Great. This one a bit underweight at 10.65g 21x21 mm. The obverse reading Muhammad with the names of the four righteous califs in corners. not sure what to make of the GM on the reverse? the rest of the text seems like a stylized:[/SIZE] [SIZE=7]لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]I can't quite make out the text: [ATTACH=full]1677262[/ATTACH][/SIZE] [ATTACH=full]1677260[/ATTACH] tokens were issued in the 18th and 19th century India for use as temple tokens as using British coins was undesirable? Interested if anyone knows more.[/QUOTE]
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