Good eye on this! I've seen another listing go to auction in the past with the similar mistaken identity. Yeah this is definitely a Javanese...
12 hours [ATTACH] Chola Empire of Sri Lanka/South India Issued under Rajaraja I 985-1014 AD AE Stater | 3.59 grams | 18mm wide Next: Another...
12 hours, this thing is pretty rough but I'm proud to say it's my first and only notable provenance from the distinguished Robert Tye who cowrote...
[ATTACH] Celtic Imitation of Parion, c. 250 BCE Next: another BCE imitation
Again, not quite ancient but I hope it fits in enough. This is a ring-money that was used by the Korintji/Kerinci people or tribe of Sumatra who...
This isn't ancient, probably minted in the 18th or early 19th century, but it appears quite ancient and was made via ancient methods. [ATTACH]...
What is the ID on this piece? It's interesting! My coin doesn't have counter marks but rather punch marks so I waited the 12 hours to see if...
Most attribute this type to the Srivijaya which is very likely in my opinion. Some of these cross coins show a crude purnakalasha design on the...
The major Javanese kingdoms bounced between Hinduism and Buddhism at times, both peacefully and not. These coins were produced anonymously by...
I had this tiny silver sitting for a year or two before someone was finally able to help ID it for me. [ATTACH] Safavid Dynasty of Persia Issued...
[ATTACH] Safavid Dynasty of Persia Issued under Abbas I 1596-1629 AD AR Abbasi | 7.62 grams | 20mm wide Qazvin Mint Next: Another Islamic or...
[ATTACH] Srivijaya of Sumatra Present-day Indonesia c. 800-1300 AD Tin Unit Obv: Elephant standing on ground facing right Rev: Horse or other...
These are definitely my smallest coins and are amongst the smallest standardized coins in the world by weight. They were minted by an unknown Mon...
I think the coins of present-day Indonesia are a really interesting niche which is generally overlooked by the wider Western collecting world,...
[ATTACH] Next: A coin series or variety which you feel is very poorly documented/studied
Yep exactly! The purnakalasha pot is actually a pretty common motif on the Buddhist/Hindu coins of SE Asia and they appear on coins from...
Super cool panzerman, congrats on the buy! Your piece is quite overweight too, the two denominations it sits between is the AV Massa at 2.4g and...
12 hours [ATTACH] Safavid Dynasty of Persia Abbas I 1596-1629 AD AR Abbasi | 7.62 grams | 20mm wide Qazvin Mint Next: Another Islamic Persian coin
This one isn't a perfect square but hopefully it is close enough [ATTACH] Post-Mauryan India c. 184-150 BCE AE Rectangle PMC | 0.98 grams |...
[ATTACH] Srivijaya Kingdom of Sumatra c. 800-1300 CE EL 1/16 Massa | 0.15 grams | 5mm wide Obv: Incused quadripartite with sandalwood flower Rev:...
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