Rarity and historical significance does help push prices significantly. Especially the hunger within the mainland market for Chinese coins have...
Thanks @gxseries .. I can't compare to yours.. you have a few.. I only have 1.. haha
Though he honored various kushan gods, he was known as a devout guardian of Buddhism and contributed to the spread of Buddhism after Ashoka
Yes.. The first depictions of the Buddha and Maitreya on coins was during the reign of Kanishka. Those are very rare and were probably...
@Al Kowsky Yes. you're right.. earliest Buddhist depictions were symbolic as the Buddha forbade images of himself. The Greeks were the first to...
Hellenistic influences are stronger in the gandharan region of India than China. The furthest the influence arrived is probably the region known...
If I do come across. Though they are often offered at auctions now
Yes.. You're right.. the underlying coin is the common Cap and rays design albeit very worn and circulated..The society deliberately used these...
Recently 1 was sold at Spinks for around 1k
yeah . I don't usually like chopmark coins but this is an exception. the underlying coin is junk but the chopmarks add another dimension to it..
Used to be a couple.. but now very scarce
You're welcome.. It's a coin with a story to tell..
China. Tiananmen Massacre 1989. Berkeley International Student Society Freedom Dollar. Anti-communist stamp on Mexican Silver Dollar. [ATTACH]...
Thank you very much for featuring..:)
@Al Kowsky .. It is believed that these heavenly horses are the ancestors of the Alka tepe horses of modern Tajikistan. Recorded to even sweat...
Awesome piece! The Eurasian features are very prominent on the portrait.. Also not easy to come by this piece..
Actually the only culture that was displaced and driven out by the Han was the Xiongnu. The Han was more interested in letting them babes long as...
Wow!! Fantastic artifact you have there.. This is a precious jade disc .
I love this thread. Chinese coinage has always been my favourite and primary theme. @Ken Dorney you have a very good Xiao Jian specimen. And...
Yuezhi. Arseiles. Late 1st century BC. AR Hemidrachm. Very rare. [ATTACH] The design of this coin imitates the design of the Indo-Greek...
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