Makes me think of the Belly Dancers coins that were and are often copies of real coins.
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Yep, Apuking is right, probably apart from the belly dancers:) Old silver, foreign or fake coins such as the one you have, were sewed on bridal headdresses in Ottoman and wider Islamic world. Sometimes they would be sewn on jackets as well. Many holed coins come from such costume accessories. Depending on how rich the lady was, it could have been real gold coins used; but usually bright, shiny and worthless brass pieces such as Nurnberg jetons or items specifically produced that vaguely looks like a coin such as you have were used. The custom started around mid 1500s, but yours is a late 19th century piece, I see tons of them here, I may have added a few to the catalogue. They are called "Penez" in Turkey.
Yes, modern belly dancers use them “today” and they don't look like these items, and traditional belly dancer costumes did not have them in the past. And a lot of catalogue entries above need to be corrected:)
Yep, Apuking is right, probably apart from the belly dancers:) Old silver, foreign or fake coins such as the one you have, were sewed on bridal headdresses in Ottoman and wider Islamic world. Sometimes they would be sewn on jackets as well. Many holed coins come from such costume accessories. Depending on how rich the lady was, it could have been real gold coins used; but usually bright, shiny and worthless brass pieces such as Nurnberg jetons or items specifically produced that vaguely looks like a coin such as you have were used. The custom started around mid 1500s, but yours is a late 19th century piece, I see tons of them here, I may have added a few to the catalogue. They are called "Penez" in Turkey.
Yes, modern belly dancers use them “today” and they don't look like these items, and traditional belly dancer costumes did not have them in the past. And a lot of catalogue entries above need to be corrected:)
Do you say ‘Penez’ means ‘fake coin’ or actually ‘belly dancer’ in turkish language ?
Yes, it's the same translation in Turkish, but I'd like a little clarification. By the way, I only have a few CDs of Turkish music, including one from Gulden Goksen (unavailable on the market). We bathe on the banks of the Bosphorus, but where did she get such a hairstyle!
This one is just pressed aluminium, or some other cheap alloy, which is then coloured brass/gold to make it look like a coin. Clearly fake, but when it's ‘jiggling’ around in front of you as part of a costume, very few people (especially if they're male) will want to take a close look at it for numismatic purposes. 😯
