Very nice group, my favorite is the wedding thaler (#3).
Mitchiner states that it is written in Gurmukhi, which is the writing system used for Punjabi. For far more information than you probably want,...
Wow, with quality like that you have no need to apologize for only posting seven! I think my favorite is the Syracuse- even though I don't...
#2 is a ramatanka (a Hindu temple token from India). There are many varieties, this seems to be the most common design: first side depicts Rama...
[ATTACH] Seleukid Kingdom. Tyre (?) mint. AE 21 (21 mm, 5.54 g). Demetrios II Nikator, Second Reign (129-125 BC). Obverse: Laureate head of...
I've shown it many times before, but here's an Arab-Sasanian coin featuring a Gopadshah on the reverse: [ATTACH]
Obverse says Theodosius (I'm not sure if that's I or II, someone who knows the series will doubtless be along soon). I'd try to determine...
French Indochina (the French colonies in what's now Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos), bronze 1 centime coin, 1913. Historically interesting, but...
Thanks @Valentinian for that page, it looks like a useful resource. I find Persis interesting for how it maintained the Persian culture...
Thanks @Spaniard for your detailed and informative reply. So, it sounds like you think my OP coin is actually a lifetime issue of Toramana II,...
The Sasanian king Shapur II (309-379 AD) is shown on this obol: [ATTACH] He waged a series of punitive wars against his Arab neighbors, killing...
[ATTACH] Kashmir. AE stater (21 mm, 7.23 g). Anonymous, c.570- 855 AD. Obverse: King standing facing, left hand holding scepter, right hand...
Since I've now completed the full set of Dabuyid rulers (all three of them), it seemed like an appropriate time to share. The last coin is one I...
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