Dear Friends, I present to you 3 new pieces of proto-currency of the central Asian Tengrists the Xiongnu. I am really happy to have those The article on those is here https://www.academia.edu/36590074/N...sed_in_the_later_stages_of_the_Xiongnu_Empire Zeno # 203128 https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=203128&cat=all&ppuser=268 Xiongnu/Hsiung -nu (The Great Hun Empire), AE Double Ring Object, 209 BC - 216 AD produced around Mongolia/Northern China regions Weight: 66.56 gr; Diameter: 51.79x81.75 mm, Thickness: 4 mm. Obverse: 2 compartments of rings attached, each comprising of two concentric circles (external and internal), which are connected by 4 radii. Grooved surface and edges. Reverse: Uniface cast. Reference: Zeno # 203128 Zeno # 203305 https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=203305&cat=all&ppuser=268 Xiongnu/Hsiung -nu (The Great Hun Empire), AE Multiple Rings Object, 209 BC - 216 AD produced around Mongolia/Northern China regions. Weight: 83.61 gr; Diameter: 32x160.5 mm, thickness: 4 mm. Obverse: One large ring attached on 6 smaller rings ending in one more ring which is slightly larger and elongated forming a string of rings 160 mm long and 83 gr heavy. Grooved surface andedge. Reverse: Uniface cast. Reference: Zeno # 203305 Zeno # 203149 https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=203149&cat=all&ppuser=268 Xiongnu/Hsiung -nu (The Great Hun Empire), AE Plaque, 209 BC - 216 AD produced around Mongolia/Northern China regions. Weight: 45.42 gr; Diameter: 51x66 mm Obverse: 4 holes across on top below 3 short holed lines below 2 long holed lines below 3 short holed lines below 4 holes across. Reverse: Uniface, 4 control markes on bottom. Reference: Zeno # 203149 I hope you like them. Best wishes, Burak
Very cool proto-currency @Kayser-i Rum . The Xiongnu are a really interesting historical group. Also congratulations on your first thread. Really nice photos as well. As information if you want to add your photos directly into the post instead of having them as attachments you can hit the "Full Image" button after you upload your image. You can get back to the above screen by hitting "Edit" ==> "More Options" if you want to add to a post you've already posted. Doing so will post your photos like this. Welcome to CT!
I am new but I am the ex-dealer gone collecting mentioned here https://www.cointalk.com/threads/good-experience-kayser-i-rum-numismatics.294885/
Welcome. I, along with some others here, are Central Asian enthusiasts. Myself I am into Sogdiana, Persian, and Hunnic coins, and Chinese on occasions. I have a fairly large Chinese proto-currency collection. Central Asian ones kind of make me nervous, not knowing enough about them to know if they truly were proto-currency or simply bits of metal made for specific functions, (kinf of like celtic "proto money" most of which are really horse bridle pieces).
Welcome to CoinTalk! There are collectors here that share your passion and collecting focus. Right now, I'm not into collecting this area/region, but I do enjoy seeing what you're into! Hope you hang around and share your interesting collection with the rest of us!
