I Know that this should Probably go in the world coins category. But, I thought this little Dancing guy, should be posted here. Krishnaraja Wadiyar lll 1799-1810 Silver I took my Son into a Golden Co. dealer, his first my second, He pointed out my favorite coin. Well I had to buy it. If the deserts ever blew away, and it's land was to become lush. it would be littered with this coinage.
Yes, he minted some great little coins! I'm a big fan of modern coinage minted by ancient methods, and he's one of my favorites, although he did not produce an issue large enough to contain his full name: Sriman Rajadhiraja Raja Parameshvara Praudha-pratapa Apratima-vira Narapati Birud-antembara-ganda Maharaja Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar III Bahadur.
What a great little coin! Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorffwelchevoralternwarengewissenhaftschaferswessenschafewarenwohlgepflegeundsorgfaltigkeitbeschutzenvorangreifendurchihrraubgierigfeindewelchevoralternzwolfhunderttausendjahresvorandieerscheinenvonderersteerdemenschderraumschiffgenachtmittungsteinundsiebeniridiumelektrischmotorsgebrauchlichtalsseinursprungvonkraftgestartseinlangefahrthinzwischensternartigraumaufdersuchennachbarschaftdersternwelchegehabtbewohnbarplanetenkreisedrehensichundwohinderneuerassevonverstandigmenschlichkeitkonntefortpflanzenundsicherfreuenanlebenslanglichfreudeundruhemitnichteinfurchtvorangreifenvorandererintelligentgeschopfsvonhinzwischensternartigraum, Senior begs to differ.
Here's a selection of modern Eastern hammered coins. Two bronzes of Wodeyar III, two of Tipu Sultan, a thin silver Tangka of Nepal, a small silver of Sri Gohadji, a doudou (yes, that's what it's called) of French Pondicherry, and a bronze of Bhutan...
That little dude on the obverse is pretty awesome! I like these modern "ancient style" coins as well, here are a few others I have. INDIA, ELICHPUR (HYDERABAD FEUDATORY): Copper paisa. Mid 19th century. O: Lion left, R: legend. 18 mm, 11.1 g. Indian Prinecly States, Kutch, AE Dhinglo. 1719-1752 Deslji II, 20 mm, 10.6 g
