Help IDing "Ancient?" coin.

[richm]

Help ID'ing "Ancient?" coin.

I have had this coin for about thirty years. I found it in a box of mixed coins at an old coin store. It has always been in a coin holder. I took it out to photograph it. Any help would be appreciated. It appears to be copper. Rich M.

 

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[richm]

Re-post, no one can give me a clue on this coin??

I think my post for "what is it" is the only one with "0" replies. Someone has to have a clue.. Rich.

 

[IronSpike]

Re: Help ID'ing "Ancient?" coin.

I did look for ancient flower coins but couldn't find any match. The coins that came the closest were IMO Celtic coins.

Can't quite determine whether both sides depicts flowers

 

[richm]

Re: Help ID'ing "Ancient?" coin.

Thanks, I could never make out the back either, almost looks like a bird?? Rich.

 

[searcher]

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To me (and my wife) it looks like a bird catching a fish.

 

[Fast_Dave]

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To me the frist side looks like an 8 spoked wheel, which has religious significance in Buddism, representing the Wheel of Life. I know it was used on some ancient coins, I believe in the Bactrian period? Anyway, from the designs, I'd say explore early copper from India and that area.

 

[Felinepeachy]

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How big is it?

 

[IronSpike]

Re: Help ID'ing "Ancient?" coin.

Just a thought. Could it be an Judean Widow's mite coin or something similar?

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&um=1&q=Judean+widow's+mite+coin&sa=N&start=0&ndsp=20

 

[jimbob450]

Re: Help ID'ing "Ancient?" coin.

Widow,s mites are tiny. Jimbob

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: Help ID'ing "Ancient?" coin.

Weight (in grams) and average diameter (in mm), please.

 

[johnnyi]

Re: Help ID'ing "Ancient?" coin.

rich, I think fast dave is on the right track suggesting a Buddist motif. You might want to google 'Dharma" rather than wheel of life to get some more links. To confuse things a little more, it seems the eight spoked wheel was used as far back as 103 BC by the Hebrew king Alexander, and it's believed that design may have influenced the Buddist design.

 

[lazooro]

Re: Help ID'ing "Ancient?" coin.

suggestion Indian states..