Maybe I should start another thread on multiple dirhams as I have several different types!
In the second coin, its an abstract design representing Kali. My copy of Herrli is in storage, which goes into these coin types in detail. I'll...
Had to photograph it using a Poland Springs bottle cap! Couldn't position it properly, so used the cap to rotate the coin. Its too small to...
Should have taken the dimensions :rolleyes:. The fanam is about 4-6mm and the multiple dirham should be about 45-49mm.
In Tamil, பணம் is pronounced as "panam" which means money. Tamil doesn't have an English equivalent of F, so ப doubles up as either a p sound or...
Definitely a Raja Raja Chola coin and not one of the ones from Sri Lanka. Here is a different type of Raja Raja Chola coin with a fish on the...
They are small and medium module coins that are not in either Hendy or CLBC. Quite exciting! I found two more this morning that hasn't been...
@seth77, I am so glad you posted this thread! I have spent the past two weeks researching Latin Rulers of Constantinople and Thessalonika. In...
That is the conclusion I came to. Its an unlisted variation, but wasn't sure. Been looking at so many coins last night that I practically gave...
The problem here is that the regal year and the mint name variation does not match for Justinian. By this time, RY 24, the mint mark was based on...
Spent several hours categorizing Latin and Thessalonika coins last night and bumped into the following coin. Stared at it for a while and things...
A case in point is the MEC series of books which is still ongoing...
Outstanding! I must bow to both @FitzNigel and @seth77 for their intelligence in these series [img]
Thanks for the response! That is what I thought as well, but wasn't sure. There is an uncanny resemblance to your coin. I was comparing the...
Don't bother @panzerman! That law is binding and hence its difficult for coins to leave legally...
These came in a lot of Byzantine Latin coins and weren't able to find a match in Malloy. Can someone who is more knowledge in these series help...
Very nice guys and like the fact you carried the subject further! Those gold axumite coins are stellar! Been meaning to pick one up for a while...
About two years ago, I bought a small lot of Axumite coins in an auction. Just got around to taking some pictures of one of the coins in the lot....
Let me pile on as well. John with his pacifier: [IMG] [img]
Very nice score with a strong strike! That particular type was the one that got me hooked on FH. Roman Imperial: Constans (337-350 CE) AE2...
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