These two arrived this morning :smile I have added a little of the history of the empire as well. Sunga Empire 187-75 BC Cast copper 1/2 Karshapana Swastika & Elephant Cross & Bunny ears Sunga Empire 187-75 BC Cast copper 1/2 Karshapana Cross & horse Cross & crown The Sunga Empire (or Shunga Empire) is a Magadha dynasty that controlled North-central and Eastern India as well as parts of the northwest (now Pakistan) from around 185 to 73 BC. It was established after the fall of the Indian Mauryan empire. The capital of the Sungas was Pataliputra. Later kings such as Bhagabhadra also held court at Vidisa, modern Besnagar in Eastern Malwa. [1] The Sunga Empire is noted for its numerous wars with both foreign and indigenous powers. Although very much isn't known, the Mathura school of art and the works of Patanjali colored North India during this empire.
Thanks Cheryl also just added these :hail: 800-850 AD Early Indian imitation of a Sassanid drachm Stylized head of Khushrau facing right Stylized fire altar with attendants on both sides 414 - 455 AD The Gupta Empire Local imitations of a silver drachm of King Kumaragupta I Crude bust of king Formalized Garuda standing facing with spread wings, degraded Brahmi inscriptions
And these two :smile 1411-1442 Sultan Nasir al-Din Ahmad Shah Gujarat Arabic legends 1411-1442 Sultan Nasir al-Din Ahmad Shah Gujarat Arabic legends Not sure of the values of them though
Thanks Spock, managed to get a few more scanned and up on Omni so have a peek and let me know what you think :kewl: 1206 - 1526 Lahor Sultanate/Delhi sultan Smant Deo Silver Bull & horse Star fish 1510-1530 Malwa Sultanate Mahmud Shah II Silver Tankah 16mm diameter Malwa asserted its independence from the Dehli Sultanate in 1401. It stayed independent until 1561 when it was annexed to the Mughal Empire by Akbar, By the time of the Lodhis, coins were struck almost exclusively of copper and billon. In the provinces, the Bengal Sultans, the Jaunpur Sultans, the Bahamanis of the Deccan, the Sultans of Malwa, the Sultans of Gujarat, etc. struck coins. In the South, however, the Vijayanagar Empire evolved coinage of different metrology and design which was to remain as a standard in the region and influence coin design up to the 19th Century. Malwa Sultan AD 1510-1530 silver Tanka 1562 Kashmir Sultanate Chakk Dynasty Hussain Ghazi Shah Punchshi 1581 Mughal Emperor Akbar 1556-1605 Bronze 1/2 dam Persian inscriptions on both sides
very very nice. I may have struck the mother of all deals will let you know if the coin comes in hand
Nice looking OLD coins DeOrc ~ Congrats - didn't know you collected ancients :kewl:... Hope all is well across the pond!
All is going well Mate LOL and yep I collect Ye olde Coins LOL from Celtic onwards and some earlier :smile Come on Spock you cant leave it hanging like that tell all !! LOL
Well two more today both rather interesting, still need to do some reserch on the second but here is a bit of history on the 1st Indo Sythian Billion Drachm of Rujuvula 10Bc 10Ad The Indo-Scythians are a branch of the Indo-Iranian Sakas (Scythians), who migrated from southern Siberia into Bactria, Sogdiana, Arachosia, Gandhara, Kashmir, Punjab, and into parts of Western and Central India, Gujarat and Rajasthan, from the middle of the 2nd century BCE to the 4th century CE. The first Saka king in India was Maues or Moga who established Saka power in Gandhara and gradually extended supremacy over north-western India. Indo-Scythian rule in India ended with the last Western Satrap Rudrasimha III in 395 CE. The invasion of India by Scythian tribes from Central Asia, often referred to as the Indo-Scythian invasion, played a significant part in the history of India as well as nearby countries. In fact, the Indo-Scythian war is just one chapter in the events triggered by the nomadic flight of Central Asians from conflict with Chinese tribes which had lasting effects on Bactria, Kabol, Parthia and India as well as far off as Rome in the west. The Scythian groups that invaded India and set up various kingdoms, may have included besides the Sakas other allied tribes, such as the Parama Kambojas, Bahlikas, Rishikas and Paradas. Rajuvula was an Indo-Scythian Great Satrap (Mahakshatrapa) who ruled in the area of Mathura in northern India in the years around 10 CE. In central India, the Indo-Scythians conquered the area of Mathura over Indian kings around 60 BCE. Some of their satraps were Hagamasha and Hagana, who were in turn followed by Rajuvula. Rajuvula is thought to have invaded the last of the Indo-Greek territories in the eastern Punjab, and killed the last of the Indo-Greek kings, Strato II and his son. And the second Maitrikas of Vallabhi-Bhakta Mahaamata 470 Ad Ar Drachm Anonymous Maitrika ruler of Vallabhi 470 - 800 AD, Saurashtra AR drachm 2 gm Bust of the ruler facing right Rajno Maha kshatrapa Paramaditya Bhakta Mahasamanta Sri Sarvya Bhattaraka, Prongs with short handle http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/956730.jpg Hope that you guy's like them :hug:
another reg coin they were hundreds of these indian arabic coins minted i would need to go through my still put away books but you ar elooking betwen 10 to 100 its prolly a mughal mint though i dont recognize the symbols
