On The Square

I like square coins, but seldom see any here. Show me some please. Indo-Greek: Eucratides I, Great King of Eucratides, c. 171-145 BC 19.5X20.23 mm. 6.86 gm.

 

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Very nice, Michael. Actually, a number of collectors on this forum own these Indo-Greek squares. I'm sure you'll see quite a few in this thread.

 

Here is a rectangle from northern India:

INDIA, Shakya
AR 5 Shana
ca. 500-400 B.C.
Buddha Coin
6.71 gms, 26 mm x 19.5 mm
Obv: One pellet around a central
pentagon, ten secondary punches
on rectangular planchet
Rev: Blank pattern from anvil
Grade: Essentially as made. Obverse
silver is bright and beginning to
re-tone.
Other: Minted & circulated by the
Indian Prince Siddhartha Gatama who
is the prophet Buddha. From Warden Numismatics September 2013.

 

Indo-Scythians, King Maues
90-57 BCE (per CoinIndia; elsewhere, shown as 125-85 BCE)
AE hemi-obol, 9.5 gm, 20 x 23 mm
Obv: Elephant walking right, with raised trunk, within rectangular dotted border; Greek legend around, BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY MAYOY
Rev: King seated cross-legged facing on couch, within rectangular border, monogram above right, Kharoshthi legend around: rajatirajasa mahatasa moasa
Ref: MIG 734a, Sen 15.1 (reference from coinindia)

 

Wow!

 

Not just a Elephant, but a dancing one. How cool is that?

 

Thanks John

 

Just a few..
Indo-Greek:
Agathokles


Diomedes


Indo-Scythian:
Hajatria


Vonones


Gupta:
Skandagupta lead unit.

 

Nice coins. I have a few squares.


SUNGA DYNASTY (185-75 B.C.)
Æ ½ KARSHAPANA
O: Bull, elephant, swastika and staff symbols.
R: Hill, cross and tree symbols.
3.1g
14 x 15mm
MACW-4348


ISLAMIC, IFRIQIYA, HAFSIDS, AH 700/ 1300 A.D.
Square AR Dirham
O: Arabic legend in Nashki script لا اله الا الله الامر كله لله لا قوة الا بالله (There is no Lord except Allah; The command is all up to Allah; There is no power except through Allah)
R: Arabic legend in Nashki script الله ربنا محمد رسولنا المهدي امامنا (Allah is our Lord; Muhammad is our Messenger; al-Mahdi is our Imam)
1.33g
15x14mm
Hohertz 74; Album 514

 

Great coins all.

 

India, Pushkalavati AE Square
185-160 BC
Elephant & Lion




... this sweet coin always reminds me of a Scrabble-tile ...

 

Oh I am seeing coins I never saw before. Thanks.

 

Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
Apollodotos I
AR Drachm
1.63g, 15.3mm x 14.8mm
Taxila mint, circa 174-165 BC
SNG Cop 337
O: BASILEWS APOLLODOTOU SWTHROS, Elephant standing right; monogram below.
R: Karosthi legend Ma-ha-ra-ja-sa A-pa-la-da-ta-sa Tra-da-ta-sa (of King Apollodotos, the Saviour) around Zebu (humped bull) standing right; monogram below.

 

... and I went first, using all seven tiles (50 point bonus), W on the double letter position, double word score. Let's see... that's TIF 82 points, Steve 10.

 

And here's your next hand...

 

Ummm TIF, rather than playing my "C-I-N" for COIN, I decided to play all seven of my letters => MISCOINS => for 24 points on the double-word (oh, and it was also the last play of the game and there were no letters left in the bag, so I picked-up an additional 50 bonus points for using all of my letters ... oh and it was a 7+ letter word so there's another 50 points) ... oh my ... 124 points!!

=> cha-ching!!

 

Here is another unlikely scrabble word

Aaargh

"The Castle of Aaargh."

What is that?

He must have died while carving it.

-Come on!
-That's what it says.

Look, if he was dying,
he wouldn't bother to carve "Aaargh."

-He'd just say it.
-That's what's carved in the rock.

-Perhaps he was dictating it.
-Shut up!

-Does it say anything else?
-No!
Just "Aaargh."

 

Damn! I hate losing.

 

Since I was a child people told me I was a square, today I exhibit roundish qualities...

One not yet shown in the thread....

India
Period of Pratihara Supremacy, Pratitkara - Pala
(c. 780-980 AD)
AR Drachm 19.1 mm x 21.5 mm x 4.13 g
Anonymous Issue
Obv. Stylized bust of Firuz with a turreted and winged crown. SRI DAMA in Brahmi.
Rev. Stylized Zoroastrian fire alter with attendants on both sides.
The reference was given as...Mitchiner 364 by a reputable dealer. The dealer did say that the coins of this type were of unknown provenance and that they were found in Gujarat and Malwa but no one knows who issued them.