Got this one from the god-tier dollar bin at the last show I went to! As you can see, it's a squarish bronze coin with Arabic-type writing on one side & some curved lines and a bunch of dots on the other. Dimensions & weight: 9.55 grams 17mm longer side, 16mm shorter side 4-5mm thick Pretty sure it's from an old Indian sultanate, but not sure from which one or when! Hoping an expert on these kinds of coins could help me out. Thanks, Caroline
If nobody responds to your question, CarolineP , contact Dr. Pankaj Tandon at CoinIndia. He’s on https://www.vcoins.com It looks familiar. You might try going to the CoinIndia website and scrolling down through the SOLD coins.
One side has some resemblance to a paisa from the princely state of Cambay, but it is not a perfect match. The arab number on the other side side also suggests it is 19th century, not much older. Could very well also be a Kacha paisa (non-official but circulating imitation coinage)
Yeah I now think it's likely from a Princely State because of the date (looks like 1206 or 1207, which would mean early 1800s Gregorian) - just not sure which Princely State! I did some more looking and the closest matches I could find were Baroda or Sailana, but even then they're still a decent ways off... Some coins from Sailana also have a 7-dot circle like the one on my coin though so maybe that's something?
