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Another Mysore elephant

 

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Nice Mysore (Paisa?) there. I can not determine the mint. Perhaps I can ask for help and let you know?

Kutch-Bhuj, AR kori, Desalji I. These just came the other day. Fixed date of AH7978; minted c.1718-1752.

 

Thanks! I took a little time looking in the Standard Catalog, but did not find a match.

 

Hullo Muzyck, I got word back from my coin pal who can read that lingo.

"It is Patan (پتن) mint with Zahrah (زہرہ) Patan epithet."

 

United East India Company
Bombay Presidency - 1½ Pice, 1791

 

Love those old EIC coins. I have another AR kori from Kutch, Tamachiji, c.1654-1662. Fixed date of AH978.

 

Bombay Presidency?

 

I see AH1146/Ry.19....lemme work on it tomorrow...thinking Mughal Empire, rupee...

 

Looks like Mughal Empire, Muhammad Shah, AR Rupee, AH1131-1161/AD1719-1748. Have not determined the mint, at first I thought Multan. Now I think Qanauj Shahabad. See zeno #107470.

 

Thanks. Didn't think to look under Mughal Empire.

 

Did not know Zeno had such a good India section too. Just confirmed this one there.

Hyderabad feudatory of Narayanpett - Rupee, Dilshadabad, AH1186

 

Zeno is THE reference site for Asian coins, in my opinion. Here is another Hyderabad I just uploaded to zeno today. Mir Usman Ali Khan, AR rupee, AH1330/Ry.1 (AD1912). "Ain" in doorway.

 

Here's one you don't see often: a jital of Singara Chandra Deva (13-14th century?) Kangra Rajas (western part of Himachal Pradesh, in the low foothills of the Himalayas) Kangra mint. Snow capped mountains are visible from the city of Kangra (Kangra means: town of snow laden peaks).

 

Ratas of Bengal
AV Dinara ND/ NM
Vira Jadamarah 290-315AD
6.72g. 22mm. 12h
Mitchiner 22

The Ratas based in Bengal adoped characteristics of Kushan motifs/ this coins copies AV Dinara of Kanishaka 117-52AD
Reportly 3-5 exs exist from tiny find.

 

Love the Kangra Rajas coins, and would really love to go see that Kangra Fort. This one is Triloka Chandra Deva, c. 1191-1250 AD. Zeno #243821.

 

Dang Panzerman, I saw that gold pop up and thought, Kushan, wow. I just uploaded a Kushan today, AE tho...zeno #324445.

 

Here is the coin (mine) it copies....

 

Makes me wish I could click on the "like" more times...

 

I loved coins ever since I was 5 years old/ my parents gave me a Grimm's Tales for St. Nicholas Day present. At first I looked at the pictures/ most stories dealt with witches/ robbers/ other unsavoury characters. Also the gold coins they plundered/ killed/ hence my fascination with coins. As I got older/ my Dad being a nimismatist got me into coins. Eventually when I turned 12 I would receive cheaper AV coins as Birthday/ Christmas presents (sovereigns/ French 20 Francs/ Austrian restrikes. Then when I got my first real job cutting grass/ I starting saving $$$ from paycheques to get cheaper mint state gold coins. I remember working 4 weeks to buy a MS-64 Napoleon III 100 Frcs 1862-BB for $460.00 Stacks Auction. Thus by today I have 1204 AV coins/ cutting lawns/ probably walked to the Moon and back. Here is that coin.

 

@panzerman, your gold coins are always a wonder Here's a 4-gani from Ghiyath-ud-din Tughluq Sultan of Delhi 3.56g 16mm 1320-1325