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Do you have the "Bir Collection" book, Jose? There is a piece on page 279 described as Armenian (found in Iran) that looks a lot like yours. Instead of coins it has pendants with a flowery design, but the unique hinged chain looks very similar indeed.
I'm going to say Persia/ Iran (or Kurdistan or other minority group from that area) and this looks like a headdress-turned-necklace to me, based on the loops at the middle and flanking the middle pieces. I think that there might have been hooks there. Me gusta mucho!
Any chance of the enlargement of a coin Jose? Iranian/Pakistani script...One with a date?
Thank you very much for all your great input!. My first though was Levantine or Ottoman but the links of the chain and the absence of a single tughra there made my expect otherwise. Yes, Betty, I have that book but .... I do not know where I have put it. I hope to find it soon. I will also try later today to take a closer pic of the coins although they are quite faded.
the coinsare definetely from the subcontinent, dating back to the mughal, delhi sultanates...from North India, Pakistan
here is an example
But it is not a solid hint, as coins are treasured and do travel.
The chain is indeed very Levantine, persian, kurdish...But who knows!
Just a thought!!
Thanks you very much. Here you have some closer pics of the coin pendants.
Thanks for the effort Jose. Cant find any date (which doesnt mean that there arent any!). Anyway lots of lovely old coins. A great find. Congrats.