Large unknown brass coin

davidrj

I spotted ths on Ebay and was intrigued by the design. Seller didn't know what it was (he normally deals in Rumanian stamps and coins) - so a $5 punt

A big lump of cast brass, 45mm diameter, 30gm.

Been recently polished so doesn't scan well

Side one shows a 4 wheeled cannon between two mountain ranges, the other I interpret as a winged or cloaked ram with a sword in front of an empty chair/throne

There has to be some sort of myth depicted here, any ideas? Script looks odd and could well be gibberish

GOK



Some sort of temple toke/ souvenir??

David

Sapyx

<< <i>Script looks odd and could well be gibberish

Some sort of temple toke/ souvenir?? >>


Yep. The style is identical to other "magic coins" coming out of Indonesia / Malaysia these days. The script is Malay-Arabic. Compare yours with the others featured on the Zeno.ru page of these tokens.

But I'm afraid I have no idea who the goat-headed fellow is.

davidrj

<< <i>

<< <i>Script looks odd and could well be gibberish

Some sort of temple toke/ souvenir?? >>


Yep. The style is identical to other "magic coins" coming out of Indonesia / Malaysia these days. The script is Malay-Arabic. Compare yours with the others featured on the Zeno.ru page of these tokens.

But I'm afraid I have no idea who the goat-headed fellow is. >>



Thanks for the link!

"Islamic-style magic coin from Malay Peninsula, probably first made in the 1950s and first reported in 1969.

Front: Old man in long robe, holding walking stick (with sword-blade shape shaft), facing left, standing on ground; chair (?) behind man; Arabic inscription: Raj Kubsyugh.

Back: Cannon with four wheels on ground; mountains in background and rock in foreground; Arabic inscription Raj 'Asr.

Cribb, #263a:

Described specimen was presented in the S.Semans collection, 47 mm in diameter."



David