Sri Lanka or India coin?

[Moe (fl)]

Need experts to help with this coin.

I was thinking it may be one of those Massa/Setu 13-14th century Ceylon coins, but now I am thinking it could be from India because of horizontal lines.

Coin is bronze and size of nickel.

Thanks for any help.
- Moe

 

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[ivan salis]

ceylon was the island off sourhern tip of india -- currantly its known as sri lanka. so it would not be unusual to find a coin from india there on my view --esp since alot of trade occured between them in the old days. (it would be like finding a canadian coin in maine --or a mexican coin in texas --these days -- while its not our "money" -- they would not be super rare items to find esp if they were uncleaned dug coins

 

[Montana Jim]

It sure resembles Indian coinage from mid 1700s...

I dunno what it is though.

 

[ivan salis]

mind if I ask how you got it ? was it a "find" --the dutch traded heavily with india -- a dutch vessel of 1700's era might have india coins upon her. PM me if you don't want to say in the open.

 

[Jadish]

The design is definetly Indian. However, I could not find this exact one in my catalogs from 1700's onwards. There were a few that were close..........


Sorry could not ID it exactly, but definetly worth looking into!

 

[Moe (fl)]

Thanks to all for the replies.

The coin appears to be a variation of an 1815-1821 Dump Pice Coin EIC Bengal Presidency INDIA.

http://cgi.ebay.ph/1815-1821-Dump-P...242817681QQihZ017QQcategoryZ534QQcmdZViewItem

Many thanks to Joe (Mtntrekr2). See reply posted under Coins.

HH.
Moe

 

[Montana Jim]

WOW! Man thats almost exact! Great ID!