Three Arabic or Indian coins/tokens I need help to identify

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4wheels
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Posted: 31 Jan 2019, 14:17 #
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Please can the experts on the Forum help to identify these three coins/tokens?
I apologise if I have photographed them the wrong way up.


1: Silver coloured, 19mm square, thickness 4.2mm, weight 11g


2: Silver coloured, 22mm diameter, 3.3mm thick, weight 11g


3: Silver coloured, 19.6 mm square, 4.1 mm thick, weight 11g.

The weights are as accurate as I can get on my scales. None of these coins are magnetic.
I can't find these on Numista and I really would appreciate knowing which way up they should be.
Thanks in anticipation.
Frenchlover Catalogue referee
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Posted: 31 Jan 2019, 18:20 #
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India Religious Token, Rupee of Akbar, here on Numista
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Seeker55
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Posted: 1 Feb 2019, 02:07 #
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The second one is a silver rupee of Jaipur state, India.

https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=3186&category=65253&lot=2664791

Madho Singh II, Sawai Jaipur Mint, RY17, 1896, KM 145.

The treelike symbol is called a jhar.

The second photo should be rotated 180 degrees.

I agree the other two are Indian temple tokens.
numisquare
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Posted: 1 Feb 2019, 02:12 #
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The second photo should be turned 180 degrees. See: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces61237.html
PetrusAscanus
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Posted: 1 Feb 2019, 13:05 #
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The first one shows clearly the year AH911, written as 9M (on the right picture)
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4wheels
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Posted: 1 Feb 2019, 13:24 #
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With regards to the first coin - I can't see the 9M. (I know the orientation may be wrong). Could you help please?
4wheels
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Posted: 1 Feb 2019, 14:06 #
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Thanks to all who identified the One Rupee from Jaipur
PetrusAscanus
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Posted: 1 Feb 2019, 14:32 #
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sorry, I am wrong, the date is AH988:




here is one of mine:

tempelcoin Sunnites
India Mughal empire
AH988/1580AD (als 9M in obv)
Ruler : Akbar, Jalal-ud-din Muhammad (AH963-1014/1556-1605AD)
Akbar the Great or Akbar I
3th Mughal emperor
mint : Lahore, Dar al-Sultanat
The Akbar Sunnites believe in all 4 caliphs after the dead of Mohammed.
Obv : kalimah in the middle.
right top : Abu Bakar, 1th caliph.
bottom right : Omar, 2nd Caliph.
Bottom left : Usman, 3th caliph.
Top left : Ali, 4th caliph.
Rev :Jallal Allah
date in the middle
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften
4wheels
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Posted: 1 Feb 2019, 15:13 #
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Excellent! Thank you PetrusAscanus for your identification and superb information
(My token appears to have been filed down on the edges a bit to steal some silver).
If I may ask another question: number 3 in my original post appears to be very similar to the one you identified. What do you think?
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