I have no idea where a coin a bought came from.
By 958bart
@958bart (1)
United States
January 14, 2007 3:29pm CST
I purchased a lot of coins from an individual a few weeks ago, And in the lot was a coin I've never ran across before. Maybe someone out there can help me. On one side it has a large 2 with a leafed branch below and the date 1898 below that. On the other side it has what looks to be a two headed dragon with winds, and both heads are wearing a crown. The coin looks like copper and is about the size of a penny. There is no other writing. Any ideas?
2 responses
@abroji (3247)
• India
17 Feb 07
I doubt if the one explained in your posting is a coin at all. It could be a token, like the various temple tokens in India. Most probably it must be a temple token from India. The metal used, the inscribed year, and the twin headed dragon suggest that. By the way, what is the nature of the dragon? I mean it's origin. Is it the Chinese type? or Indian? or any other? May be some of our friends are familier with the piece. Let's wait.
@swak1962 (129)
• United States
14 Jan 07
First off, you should try to determine the country of origin the coin was minted. My first thought was that the coin was a '2-cent piece', issued in the United States, but the year was wrong, and the obverse description does not fit any design of a U.S coin. What writing is on the coin? Any characters that resemble writing?
