Two old Vietnamese coins [solved]

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PeterRet
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Posted: 10 Aug 2015, 02:16 #
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Can someone please help with the ID of two old Vietnamese coins?
Many thanks in advance.

Coin #1: diameter 23.5mm, thickness 1.2mm, hole diameter: 6.4mm, weight: 2g, material: perhaps bronze


Coin #2: diameter 24.0mm, thickness 1.2mm, hole diameter: 5.4mm, weight: 1.8g, material: perhaps bronze
PeterRet
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Posted: 14 Aug 2015, 14:44 #
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Anybody any ideas :) ? Many thanks in advance :)
Quant.Geek
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Posted: 15 Aug 2015, 14:43 #
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see http://vietnam.sudokuone.com and https://app.box.com/shared/4a5gq7x5vi
be.hanoi Catalogue referee
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Posted: 9 Sep 2015, 15:47 #
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The coin #1 have not good quality.
The coin #2 is Annam coin = Vietnamese ancient coin. That coin is 景 興 通 寶 Canh Hung Thong Bao year 1740 – 1786. The link https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces64870.html is one of them.
PeterRet
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Posted: 9 Sep 2015, 15:57 #
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Great, many thanks :)
Do you have any idea about the 1st coin? At least some characters decipherable?
Thank you in advance.
be.hanoi Catalogue referee
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Posted: 10 Sep 2015, 12:34 #
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The coin #1 is , Rotate counterclockwise.
This is Chinese coin. Are you can read ?
PeterRet
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Posted: 10 Sep 2015, 15:31 #
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Thank you very much :) I will try to identify it... however, i cannot read Chinese characters, so it will be a challenge :)
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