head scratching time is this even a coin? [επιλυμένο]

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hi all been looking all over for this one (on look alone ) don't even know if is a coin appears to be made of tin so thought it would have been easer to find but knowing nothing about where its from is a problem, held would be appreciated















For identification requests, try to include diameter and weight. It helps narrow things down quicker. Even without that, I can say that you should look at coins of the Ottoman Empire. It sort of looks like a Kuruş of some kind.
thank you seltsamesammler that will give me something to go on
sorry i forgot the size and weight
20.2mm and 1gram and pretty sure its tin
Try this one. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces24469.html
There's a partial date on yours. Looks like 125?
Nice ID!

If the weight is about 1 g., the OP may be right that it is made of tin (which should be about 25% les dense than the billon used for this coin), and hence a counterfeit. Given the condition it is hard to say from looking at the details.

I also think I've been told that a large "chop"across the coin like this was done when a coin was taken out of circulation (usually to be re-melted, but maybe for other reasons in this case).
rsirian1 thank you that's very close but seems to hard to be silver --- more info 0.5 mm thick and think i got a better pic of the date

tdziemia thank you all , i think you were all right, so now going to add a counterfeit to my collection as is probably rarer than the original
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