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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 7199241, member: 83845&quot;]Cool thread [USER=99456]@Sulla80[/USER] .&nbsp; I also really like to venture outside of my norm from time to time into coins that are different in some way.</p><p><br /></p><p>My Wang Mang Spade.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274934[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Ancient China</font></p><p><font size="3">Xin Dynasty </font></p><p><font size="3">Emperor Wang Mang (AD 7 - 23)</font></p><p><font size="3">Huo bu spade. </font></p><p><font size="3">Dim.: 57 mm x 22.5 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 16.09 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: HUO BU (“Money spade”).</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Blank, as made.</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: Hartill 9.30</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex Sallent collection</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Chinese coins with the square hole count as outside the normal for me but I’d like to start picking up more eastern coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274935[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Ancient China</font></p><p><font size="3">Qin to Western Han</font></p><p><font size="3">AE Ban Liang, cast ca. 220-180 BC</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 4.62 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Dia.: 27 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: Ban Liang</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Blank as made</font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: Hartill 7.8</font></p><p><font size="3">Ex Sallent Collection, Ex AMCC 2, Lot 372 (Nov. 9, 2019)</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is from Bactria and is intentionally square which I think is neat.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1274936[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Indo-Greek Kingdoms</font></p><p><font size="3">Apollodotus I</font></p><p><font size="3">AE Hemiobol, mint in northwest India, struck ca. 175-164 BC</font></p><p><font size="3">Dim.: 22x22 mm</font></p><p><font size="3">Wt.: 9.27 g</font></p><p><font size="3">Obv.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΠOΛΛOΔOTOY ΣΩTHPOΣ; Apollo standing facing holding arrow in right hand and bow in left.</font></p><p><font size="3">Rev.: Karoshthi legend; tripod and monogram surrounded by square of dots. </font></p><p><font size="3">Ref.: BMC 17, SG 7594</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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