a tale of two rattis

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by chrsmat71, Dec 17, 2014.

  1. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    picked this up recently, had a 10 ratti nagas of narwar, but this one is a 20 ratti.

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    Nagas of Narwar
    Ganapati Naga
    4th Century AD
    Mitchiner ACW 4742+
    Obverse: Humped bull standing left. in dotted border
    Reverse: In Brahmi:'Maharaja Sri Ganendra'.
    9 mm
    1.9g
    Provenance: Ex Mctears lot, UK

    here's a picture with my nice 10 ratti on the left. note they are the same size.

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    one of you guys mentioned that the difference in the denominations was the width, and not the diameter. that is certainly the case. here is the side shot..

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    the coin on the left is 1.0g, so the thickness (edge size...what the term????) is twice that of the 10 ratti.

    i originally bid on this as a secret santa gift, but i ended up winning the auction for 1.98 including shipping. felt cheap mailing it off, so just kept if for myself.
     
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  3. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    Those are near.
     
  4. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Yummy lookin' rat!! => that is a very, very cool addition (great side-shot)
     
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  5. THCoins

    THCoins Well-Known Member

    Very nice illustration of the difference in thickness of the denominations !
     
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  6. Ancientnoob

    Ancientnoob Money Changer

    Very interesting coins. Glad to see some fans of India.
     
  7. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Here is my one example of the type. I still have no idea what the marks on the reverse mean...

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  8. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    thanks guys, JA...i bet your reverse is the same as mine...but not certain.
     
  9. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    It's allegedly Brahmi script, but I don't know how to read the letters, and I suspect a significant portion of the lettering is off-flan.
     
  10. THCoins

    THCoins Well-Known Member

    You normally need a dozen for a complete transcription. But to give you guys some idea, here a really good one issued under the rule of Devanaga:
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