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Description: | A copper-alloy temple token ? Post Medieval? Appears Indian in origin. Obverse: A man (on the left) and a woman in long gowns facing forward. The man plays a flute. They stand under a tree which is on the right. They stand on top of circles with leaves (?) attached. There are separate legends on the right and left of the figures. Reverse: Three figurines on an altar. The altar surrounds them and ends in a point at the top of the coin. The middle figure is smaller than the other two. They wear what looks like masks, have crowns and hold garlands of flowers (?) A legend covers the area beneath the altar. One either side of the top of the altar are an X with dots in each of the corners. Diameter 29.4, thickness 2.4 and weighs 11.6g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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