They are silver rupee coins from India, issued during Mughal period. The first coin is issued in name of Mohammad Shah, 12th mughal emperor...
You wish... However in reality, most of the governmet exchange rates were one directional ONLY. So, the government mints were allowed to give-out...
I will try.... Indian monetary system was based on Silver standards, but for government transactions and for currency exchanges purposes, "gold...
Thanks for posting the sequel and though there were some sad news this time, it was interesting to see that you were able to add some really nice...
The only difference between the two that I am aware of are, the number of leaves in olive branch britannia is holding. In 2d coins there are 11...
Very nice coin. Congratulations! I have the two coins (one penny and two penny) in my british type set. Not in the grade as your's though. I...
In nagri alphabets, the two letters "Gha" and "Dha" are confusing and have very minor defference between the two. So, the reverse legend reads...
Thanks for sharing this interesting coin. After reading this thread, I checked my Indo-Greek coins and realized that I have mis-attributed couple...
Interesting coins, Steve. On obverse of this nawanagar coin, one can read the title of it's rulers, "Shri Jam" in nagri legends. The rulers of...
Don’t underestimate as there are some very clever counterfeits in this series. So, be careful and Good Luck! Regards, Ballabh Garg
Very nice! Regards, Ballabh Garg
Very nice coins, Steve. The later Kushan period is known as Kidara period and most of their coin designs were stylized copy of earlier Kushan...
I purchased my copy from a bookseller in India and believe that it was easily available with several dealers in Bombay. Here is one listed on a...
Welcome back! I was merely stating a historical fact that Akbar was the first emperor who minted a coin with standard weight and the word...
The book's title is "Punch-Marked coins of Early Historic India" by Dilip Rajgor and it's published by "Reesha Books International", San Jose,...
It's out of print now but a second hand coy can be purchased for around $60-$75. I have seen few copies in last couple of years in few numismatic...
Oops! I didn't realize that you were talking about his new book. I haven't got his new book yet, but it's in my list. Regards, Ballabh Garg
Indian currency system was pretty complicated before British period. To understand the currency issue in early 19th century, knowing few...
A very interesting observation and the answer is even more interesting. As you said the devil is in detail which is a bit dry and lengthy. If you...
Tye’s book only covers jittals (specially bulls and horseman series). For punchmarks, my first preference is a book written by Dr. P.L. Gupta...
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