Thanks.. the back is either a seated king or a god. But the tablet inscribed an offering of goats and cattle to the temple. I need to find the...
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Geez.. thanks @Ancientnoob.. here's my Cuneiform tablet to contribute to this thread [ATTACH]
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Thanks... you are right.. these tin coins are notoriously common in poor conditions.. I was delighted in finding these conditions..
You scored top points :shame:
Portuguese occupation of Malacca. Joao III (1521-1527). Tin bastardo. 9.6g. VF+. Joao III (1521-1527). Tin dinheiro. 4.32g. VF+ XF Obverse:...
Nice... @chrsmat. .. nice specimens
Rosette holed coins were not commonplace prior to the Tang. Nice piece.
Chinese and in fact most Far Eastern coinage relied more on calligraphy at best as a form of art. Imagery was not a popular expression of art and...
Thanks... The script is a bit different as the strokes were deliberately folded multiple times to even it out to a cubic complex form. Whilst in...
Thanks.. a very typical Song Dynasty patina...
Northern Song Dynasty. Emperor Ren Zong (1022-63). Huang Song Tong Bao. Inscription in 九叠 (9 times folded ornate script). CCC 16.119 This is a...
Amazing coin.. a stunning ancient gold piece with incredible details
Very nice...! The Song Emperors are interesting as that they change their regnal Titles regularly. But they do have amazing calligraphic styles..
Times of war... when the Jin army invaded and the subsequent campaigns by Yue Fei after, craftsmanship was the least of their concern....
The last emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty. Emperor Qin Zong (1126-27). Jing Kang Yuan Bao. Li script. Hartill 16.510. In his twenties when...
Mine would be on the Chinese side... On David Hartill's rarity scale from 1 - 15 they are both "1" (the lower the scale the rarer) Taiping...
Very well written article... it is indeed the precursor to the 2 millennium old design to come...
Thanks @chrsmat71. .. these ancients really have a great appeal
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