Dragon token? found in woods on old trail.

[Steeltowndigger]

Found this on a old trail...scratched a little at the back and it looks like copper. has a nice patina on it, managed to free the hole on the top so it must have been some kinda necklace?

 

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[Oroblanco]

Cool find! No idea as to the origins though, sorry.

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

Yes, cool item...!
Great Find!
More research needed, huh?
That's what makes TH'n so much fun - the research into
who dropped it and when.
After a certain time, brass wasn't used and copper, silver and etc
had to have been used.
Chinese influence...?

 

[Hawks88]

Nice find. Congrats and welcome to tnet from Niagara Falls.

 

[invent4hir]

Wow! Just look at the detail. Agree with eye... that the real work/fun has just begun.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Chinese dragon zodiac symbol......?

 

[mojjax]

That would look great cleaned up - nice find !

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

That is a very cool piece !!!!! Congrats !!!!

 

[Steeltowndigger]

That would look great cleaned up - nice find !

i just don't wanna run it under water and have that nice green patina look gone, i cant find anything similar online, ill work at it a little more with a tooth pick

 

[pa-dirt_nc-sand]

Cool find. I would be tempted to work the front of the disc with an Andres 0 steel wool pencil to even out the surface, not remove the patina. Maybe a scotch brite pad cut and carefully used to smooth out. The hope would be that some text or additional clues will emerge below the dragon.

 

[Oroblanco]

The number of toes on the dragon might be a clue - Japanese dragons have three toes, Chinese dragons have five. And welcome to Treasurenet SteelTownDigger!

 

[Tony in SC]

I think I remember seeing necklaces like that when the County fair came to town?

 

[Steeltowndigger]

The number of toes on the dragon might be a clue - Japanese dragons have three toes, Chinese dragons have five. And welcome to Treasurenet SteelTownDigger!

interesting! i count 3 toes gonna try searching for Japanese talismans

 

[A2coins]

I love stuff like that Im not good at giving an ID to many things which can be good cause its fun to research and every time I find a Foreign coin for a brief secon I hope I have some ancient Myan coin with Hebrew inscriptions from before Jesus walked the earth. Never happens but its fun to hope. Great find

 

[A2coins]

Welcome to tnet

 

[jeff of pa]

Looks like a Key Fob

 

[yaxthri]

This is not Asian, the style is completely wrong it is too western in my eyes...
Looks a little like a welsh dragon, a little like Francis the 1st Fire Salamander but not quite like any of those two.
Just some suggestions... I guess lots of French used to pass that road?

 

[Plug N Play]

"This is for a pair of oxidized brass dragon stampings. Dragons are facing opposite directions. Measures 26mm at widest point x 30.5mm. Perfect for making pendants and collages." $3.99 pair

 

[tahomatom]

That is cool. Looks to be cast copper or brass soldered on copper plate. Don't know about toes but good info to start your research.

 

[yaxthri]

"This is for a pair of oxidized brass dragon stampings. Dragons are facing opposite directions. Measures 26mm at widest point x 30.5mm. Perfect for making pendants and collages." $3.99 pair

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Ohh my... that is a match. But are they modern repros nad the pendant is something old? How can one tell?