'Other' Ancient Coins

I have been fortunate in my life to have been to many of the far east Asian countries many many times on business travels. I took some oppotunities to see many of the ancient sites, and developed an appreciation for the Eastern histories and cultures. I agree, as a Westerner I never received much education on Eastern culture. When I went, I was amazed.

 

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And @steve as well , and get @Bing to collect Indian coinage

 

Find me a few with animals on 'em and I may toss-in a bid ...

 

Who doesn't have a drawer-full of Nabataeans?

 

Sweet collection JA.

 

Oh there is something for everyone.

Cant forget South East Asia. Mon Culture, Kingdom of Harikela, States of Pyu, Funan and the Empire of Sailendra.

 

Here is an assortment of coins of India. (I have more that I did not have at the time I made this)...yes there is that many Indian coins...

 

Might as well post all your "other" ancients MasterNoob.

 

Send those to me so I can enjoy them in hand.

 

Very cool Buddha coin !!!!

 

Thank you. I really enjoy this one. It is very special.

 

Went back into an earlier thread and looked at yours, @Ancientnoob , and @Loong Siew Buddha coins... You all's postings inspired my search and destroy mission.

 

I am definitely a Roman coin collector but I do have a few coins from other regions. I definitely have Roman Imperial by far, a few Roman Provincials, not many Greeks at all, yet. I have a gallery at FORVM Ancient Coins that has regions and the Roman timeline separated into categories. Anyone is more than welcome to look around if interested.

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/index.php?cat=31399&page=1



Zeugitana, Carthage. Circa 300-264 BC. AE 20mm. 5.5g

OBV: NO LEGEND: Wreathed head of Tanit left.

REV: NO LEGEND: Horse's head right.

REF: SNGCop 169




Castulo, Spain, AE14, 1.3g, 14mm

OBV: Male head right.

REV: Bull right, crescent above.

REF: Unknown




Alexander Jannaeus, Hasmonean AE Prutah. 103-76 BC, 2.6g, 15.59mm

OBV: Three lines of Hebrew text inside wreath.

REV: Two cornucopias, pomegranate between them.

REF: Hendin 1145.




Western Han Ban Liang Cash Coin 半兩 - 2nd - 1st century BC

OBV: 半兩 Ban Liang

REV: Blank

REF: None at present.




Sri Samanta Deva Shahi Kings of Kabul and Ghandara AR Jital, Kabul mint, 850-970 AD, 3.3g, 17mm

OBV: Sri Samanta Deva "Honorable Chief Commander" in Sarada script. Bull Nandi recumbent left, Tamgha on hindquarters.

REV: Horseman riding right holding banner.

REF: Tye #21

 

Nice variety!

 

Thanks.. and best of luck with your search.. if you find one please share

 

Loong:
Earlier in this thread, I posted my AR 5-Shana from Shakya 6th-5th Century BCE...

 

@Alegandron ... Aha!!! Found it!! Excellent!! Congrats on that great find! I am recently exploring more South East Asian coins now as an extended theme.. recently found a few interesting acquisitions.. will be posting in due time.. but I am still very much a noob on that theme.. so appreciate any feedback that may come

 

I am MORE Nooby than you! I am looking forward to your postings! I am just fascinated that India may had produced possibly the first coins or were concurrent with Lydia's first coins. OR, rather, how QUICKLY coinage were produced and accepted in separate areas of the globe within such a short period of time: Anatolia/Greece vs. Ancient India vs Ancient China...

 

What I gathered was that Indian coins were a later development coming from the purification methods developed from the Greeks flowing through Persia and into India. I could be wrong but just read it somewhere