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Perhaps the Persians would have referred to this a double siglos!:writer::bookworm: India, Gandhara Janapada Gandhara and Taxila (BC 550-480)...
If your interested I found one for sale from a very reputable dealer. Get it while its hot!...
Janapada, Shakya Republic Anonymous ( c. 600-500 BC) Lifetime and Homeland of Gautama Buddha. AR Archaic 5 Shana 30.4 mm x 14.6 mm x 6.79 g...
Nitpikerz!
I was part of an auction from a seller from India who has a very decent Raja Raja Chola copper that I felt I must own for my Octopus collection. A...
Knitpickers! Ashoka is probably the only Mauryan king people would recognize. Unless you followed the exploits of Seleukos Nikator.
India Gupta Empire Kumaragupta I (414-455) Western Provinces AR Drachm 12 mm x 2.09 g Obverse: Formal Bust of KumaraGupta I right. Reverse:...
We all can't forget about the Trifecta! A,B and C!!:eek: Top to Bottom: Chandragupta Maurya 322-293 BC Grandfather Bindusara Maurya 293-272 BC...
Top Coin: Western European AR Millaresa AR, NM,ND 19 mm x 20 mm x 1.17 grams Bottom Coin: Almohad Muwahid Dirham AR,NM,ND 13.8 mm x 14.0 mm x...
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...
How did I miss this! This coin is awesome. That patina and the bust are to die for. An excellent coin.
Better but I think the obverse is slightly out of focus.
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Definetly most likely 2-1st BC. I was able to find a larger 10 gram coin made of lead. The other was a 5 gram Arsenical Bronze( ?). Pictures of...
Sort of...I got there is an elephant on the obverse. I think the obverse is legend is Prakrit. The reverse is a tree in a basket made of rectangles.
I was wrestling with the same problem! [ATTACH] I love the idea of CHEAP gold and like Bing said, "I am all about cheap."
I was wonder if anyone can tell me more about this coin. I am uncertain of its composition, maybe some type of lead/silver alloy. It doesn't...
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I love buying things I know nothing about. I do know what a Damaru and I own a few pictured on other coins. Remember this guy...from Burma. The...
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