Asian token/coin for identification [solved]

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Coinman48
Joined: 16 Sep 2015
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Posted: 27 Oct 2015, 02:09 #
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I think this is an Indian temple token and appears to have punch marks, including a 6 or 9 on right image. Appears to be silver.

25.37 mm diameter
2.4 mm thick
11.08 g

I'm still trying to figure out why my scanner keeps cutting off edges of images. I am using an automatic mode as that seems to give the best results but it doesn't seem to matter where I place the coin on the glass, edges get cut off.

Thanks for any info on this coin/token.
sujit_kumar Catalogue referee
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Posted: 27 Oct 2015, 05:31 #
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Hi,

It's a Mughal King Shah Jahan Rupee Mint Junagadh. KM#235.12

Date AH 1063
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Coinman48
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Posted: 27 Oct 2015, 13:32 #
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Thank you, Sujit! That was the last silver coin needing to be identified from my recent bulk lot purchase.

Will
PetrusAscanus
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Posted: 27 Oct 2015, 20:18 #
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Nice coin!!!
The punch marks are made by bankers to show that they accept the coin as legal.
A nice quest is to find out which bankers they belong to
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Coinman48
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Posted: 27 Oct 2015, 20:24 #
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Thanks, Petrus! I thought someone here would know if the punch marks were anything special. I appreciate your commenting.

Will
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