Hey no worries @stevex6 ... your Seljuk silver is itself a work of art. Islamic tenets often forbid the depiction of icons or organic motifs that...
Obv: Humped deer or bull facing left with the sun and moon in the background. Very rare variety with the tail pointing down. 10mm. 0.6g Rev:...
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True true..:joyful: although the porosity is their marks of authenticity. . Just like Chinese Sycees. .
[ATTACH] On hand.. wide but thin
You should have seen some of the smaller pig snout coins or AE changes they used. . Haha
The way they minted these would have been pretty simple by pouring molten silver into some shallow moulds of irregular shapes. Probably the top...
Haha..Thanks.. yeah it is pretty solid. Considering also that they were of high grade silver, this could also have been a pretty high denomination.
Unusual coins series. Lanna Kingdom. Circa 13 -16th century AD. Northeast Thailand modern day Chiang Mai. Silver Pak Chee (Flower) ingot coin....
Beautiful turtles... wished I had gotten one myself ..
Stunning piece!. The details are deep set and we'll struck...
Yeah.. however it may be because it is likely more artistically appealing in reverse .. like a vessel
There is also another bigger and fatter Conch type which is like a balloon. I am thinking that maybe I may consider looking for one next time I am...
Conch shell 2 I am quite confident as they fit all aspects of the standards for the series. Conch shell 1 is where things get interesting..
Thanks @Jwt708 . I would dismiss modern strucks and coins belonging to other cultures by the weight alone. But for these primitive and obscure...
Thanks @Ancientnoob . Coin number 1 is unusual. I am not too familiar with the South East Asian coins too much but the antiquated look and fact...
First time I seen such an unusual coin. Excellent piece @Ancientnoob
Another silver broad conch shell Mon Coin. Circa 4th--6th century AD. Srivatsa flanked by a sun and moon. Full unit. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
An ancient south east Asian Mon silver broad conch shell coin. Indigenous to Burma and Thailand. Circa 9th century. Interestingly it is around...
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