I have two denominations of Burmese 'Two Fish' Coins but they are not in the database?

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I have two coins from Burma which predate the oldest coins listed in the Burmese database. They are bronze coins with 2 fish on them (there is also a coin with a lead rabbit of the same era). Does anyone know where else I might look?
Will Kidd
These are all the Burmese "Two Fish" coins I could find:



Cool! Could you share some pics? :D
Lead rabbit ? Haven't heard about that. Pics ?
I've seen deer head coins from French Indochina from that period I think. But no rabbits.
The other "lead" coin is most likely a lead/tin token from Tenasserim and Pegu. I posted a few from my collection on Zeno at http://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=1930. The standard book on these "coins" is Michael Robinson's The Coins and Banknotes of Burma. I don't have the "rabbit" type coin, but I suspect it is this one. For more information, you can check out Arthur P. Phayre's Coins of Arakan, of Pegu and of Burma which can be freely downloaded from http://bildsuche.digitale-sammlungen.de/?c=viewer&bandnummer=bsb00074711&pimage=00001&v=pdf&einzelsegmentsuche=&mehrsegmentsuche=&l=en




That is the nicest example of the Rabbit coin I have seen -- and I looked all over Burma for 4 months!
Will Kidd
Quote: "gwillkidd"​That is the nicest example of the Rabbit coin I have seen -- and I looked all over Burma for 4 months!
​Wish it was mine, but alas I didn't realize it was available for sale until it was too late :(. The other coins that I posted on Zeno are my coins and are the plate specimen coins from Robinson's book.
How would I get this coin added to the Numista database? My coin is not so good condition as those you showed...
Thx
Will
Will Kidd
Quote: "gwillkidd"​How would I get this coin added to the Numista database?
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/contributions/nouveau.php
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
Here is a link to the lead rabbit coins I was refering to. They are mentioned in Than Htun's book as being contemporary to the silver Peacock coins, circa 1880.
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/unknown-burma-rabbit-lead-coin-coin-496883841

I also have some of the Hamsa and other mythical beast coins shown earlier in this thread. I just finally got into the bag I brought home from Yangon. I will try to get these added to the database.

Thanks
Will
Will Kidd

Just bought this coin, but I don’t see it listed under Burma on Numista…

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