Thank you. It took me a long time to find this and even when they do pop up like on Steve Album's auctions, the condition and calligraphy are...
First would be a Yuan Fu Tong Bao (Hartill 16.38 or 39). Second would be a Xiang Fu Tong Bao (Hartill 16.59) Last would be also a mid Northern...
These are not Tang. They are Northern Song
Actually if it was a bronze specimen it would be even scarcer than the silver variant. This series are all crudely cast as the Mongols were not...
It is not a widely circulated coin. Some reckon it could be a court coin issued as a reward by the Great Khan or for religious offerings such as...
Sure.. I can try
Excellent catch.. it is indeed an exquisite rare piece
Beautiful..
Pre-Yuan Mongol Dynasty. Da Chao Tong Bao 大朝通寶。Silver. Reverse 2 chop marks of Sino-Kharosthi and Arabic origin. Hartill 19.1. Rating 1. The Da...
Beautiful Larin @Ancientnoob .. You cornered the Ceylonese Larin market lol
Thanks.. Unusual coins are fun to collect as they make good discussion pieces.. Larins in general are fairly scarce. But the Arabian equivalent...
Thanks.. I have known of at least 1 collector who passed them off as a joke or thought they could have been thrown out as poor quality hairpins.....
SAUDI ARABIA: BI tawilah (larin) (3.17g) (al-Hafif), ND, Mitch-2303/04, unread Ottoman legend on both sides, Very Good to Fine. Struck in the 18th...
I know Bob.. highly recommends his stuff.
I just posted an article on this series
http://www.sogdcoins.narod.ru/english/semirechie/coins.html
I could be wrong.. the 四朱 is the same.. the other 2 I'm only guessing as I can't read it very clearly although I agree I could be wrong
Runic would be more likely an Indo-European influence. Already there is the large beam like Semirec'he Tamgha... Although I do not discount the...
To be honest I can't really read the characters well amongst the patination. But in Hartill's book, Ding Xiang is the only piece I saw that had...
Nice PIECE @Alegandron.. Though I Think Your piece might even be a Hartill 13.57 from the Northern Southern Dynasties instead of Sui. Sui had good...
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