Turkey coin or token/copy?
orgmr
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Not sure if this is a real coin or something else? Here's what I know. It seems like brass, has been holed, and looks similar to some early 1800's designs on coins from Turkey. It is about 20mm, very thin, 1.4g, and plain edged.
Anyone know what this is? Thanks!
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Looks like a counterfeit Altin?
Might be a belly dancer costume token.
Hi, Gary.
This is low quality imitation of Ottoman Hayriye coin
And I think this is from a belly dance costume, too.
Though often called "belly dancer coins", they are not the only use which such imitations are used for. Any area of life where coins were traditionally used in decoration, can find imitation coins like these used as substitutes. Women adorn themselves with strings of coins at weddings, for example, and those traditional sharbat-sellers that wander around the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul often have them jingling from the tops of their drink dispensers.
Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, "Meditations"
Apparently I have been awarded one DPOTD.
As usual thanks to everyone for the answers and it helps me catalog it into one of my collections.