[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

Here's a couple of coins from my grandmother's cupboard that i have not been able to identify.

deathwalkr, you seem to be on a roll. You'll need to take your cache of these exotic coins to an expert to figure out their origins.

[deathwalkr]

Originally Posted by s4ch

I have inherited 2x500rs notes withdrawn from an ATM in 2005 or so, with printing on only one side of each note. Anyone have any idea on an approx value of these?

That is a pretty unique error Is the back print superimposed on the front or the front print is ok?

Not sure about the value, but few thousands perhaps?

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

deathwalkr, you seem to be on a roll. You'll need to take your cache of these exotic coins to an expert to figure out their origins.

Thanks to my father for taking time off to find all these. He just handed them over to me and said id them and give it back.

so i'm just taking my sweet time

Yes, i have to post these in few of the good numismatics forum and hope someone helps me out.

But lazy to register...

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

Yes, i have to post these in few of the good numismatics forum and hope someone helps me out.

If ever you want to exchange your old coins for my fish just let me know.

[deathwalkr]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

If ever you want to exchange your old coins for my fish just let me know.

Heh Heh tempting offer but i shall pass I have asked my father to back to his ancestral house and check if there are more coins. Maybe a few gold Chola coins?

[deathwalkr]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

deathwalkr, you seem to be on a roll. You'll need to take your cache of these exotic coins to an expert to figure out their origins.

So I sent those pics to my father and asked him for help. He posted it in his Philately group (Yeah he's a stamp collector, first day covers specifically).

And as luck would have had it, some blessed soul managed to id them.

The first one:

1/2 Gani - Ala-Ud-Din-Ahmad Shah II

Sultanate of Bahmani (India-Islamic)

1435-1458

The Second One:

Now this is a find i think

Madurai Nayakas: Muthu Krishnappa Nayaka 1601-1609 AD

So pushing my luck, i have sent pics of four more unidentifiable coins to him and praying for the best

[V.Narayan]

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

The first one:
1/2 Gani - Ala-Ud-Din-Ahmad Shah II
Sultanate of Bahmani (India-Islamic)
1435-1458

The Second One:
Now this is a find i think
Madurai Nayakas: Muthu Krishnappa Nayaka 1601-1609 AD

Yes these are both seriously old coins. A double congratulations to you.

[deathwalkr]

Here are the unknowns:

1) No clue. Thought it might be the fish motif from the Chola era but the reverse is just killing me.

2) I can visualize a God/Goddess or King/Queen but the reverse is gone for a toss.

3) Vague resemblance of a King or God standing. Maybe it could be this?
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces61857.html

4) Not even going to try searching for this

There is one more but both sides are neatly worn out and can't make out even one discernible feature. So didn't even bother taking pics.

[thanixravindran]

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

Here are the unknowns:

1) No clue. Thought it might be the fish motif from the Chola era but the reverse is just killing me.

Please check Pandiya era coins as Fish is generally associated with them. Google suggests they issued fish along with wild boar on the other side (may be to depict 'Varaha'?)

Give a try whether you can get any contacts in the museum or the university in your city as they may help you to identify them.

[deathwalkr]

OK, so my father's contact came through again. Nothing beats experience and knowledge i guess

The list of coins mentioned above got mixed up and are not in correct order referencing the photos below.

As per the photos,

1 and 2 are Shivanganga Kingdom coins: 1730-1750 AD

3 I had the coin upside down. It's an elephant and as such it's Mysore Kingdom.

4 Malwa Sultanate coin 14th Century AD i reckon.

Now to find the exact denominations

[deathwalkr]

After sitting on it for so many years, finally decided to catalogue my little coin collection.

Started using https://en.numista.com/ for this.

The dashboard looks like this after updating a few coins.

And you get to export the database onto excel with all details.

[Sunil@KA25]

(Dear Mods- kindly delete / Move if not relevant to this thread - I could not find any other thread for posting the below information)

I had been to the O.G Varriar bakery earlier today, which is very near to the KA-02 RTO as I was hoping to collect my RC card after Hypothecation removal.
For some of my purchases at the Bakery, for which I paid in cash, they handed me over brand new shining Rs.20 coins. The first time I was seeing them, because I had not heard / read about the RBI releasing these new Rs. 20 Coins. The coins are almost similar to the Rs 5 coins and you have to be VERY careful when you are handing out Rs. 5.
The Rs. 20 and Rs. 50 notes are also very Similar in appearance.
Check out the coin comparison from the images below. the older one was at least easier to differentiate

Heads


Tails

[deathwalkr]

So my father sends me a message today morning saying commemorative coin of Ramakrishna Math has been released/announced and wanted me to buy it for him.

Quick google shows a couple of links mentioning it but yet to see it listed on the mint sites.

Any help please?