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Travancore -> Chola / S. India / Sri Lanka

Chola Dynasty
985-1014 CE
AE Stater
Issued under Rajaraja I​

 

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India - Mysore 5 Cash, ND (1811 - 1833 AD)

 

Tamil Nadu (South India)



South India, c. 4th century. Imitation of Roman AE3. Obv: Roman style bust right, star in front, pseudo legend around. Rev: Similar to Constantinian GLORIA EXERCITVS soldiers with single standard reverse. 14 mm, 0.97 gr. Ex Stephen Album.
This coin was found in the Tamil Nadu State in south India, and is evidence of the trade ties that existed between the Roman Empire and the Tamil people under the Buddhist/ Jain Kalabhra dynasty. The trade route went through the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea, taking advantage of the Monsoon winds.

 

Parthian Empire, Orodes II, 57-38 BC, AR drachm. Note the "royal wart" on his forehead.

 

Iran



AR 2 dirham Ilkhanids, Abu Sa’id (1316-1335). Tabriz, AH 726 = 1326. 21 mm, 3.54 gr. Album 2210.

 

Very cool! I hope to get some of these Eastern Roman imitations sometime.

 

Afghanistan 20 Paise, SH1347 1929

 

Eastern Iran



Kushano-Sasanid dynasty. Ardashir I, about 230-250. AE unit. Obv. Merlon-crowned portrait t.r. Rev. Goddess Anahit with wreath and sceptre under a canopy, seated or dancing (?). 18.5 mm, 2.60 gr.

 

AV Daric ND Sardes Mint
Time Xerxes II/ Artaxerxes II 420-380BC
Persian Empire

 

Tabaristan (on the Caspian Sea)



Arab-Sasanian AE pashiz. Anonymous, Tabaristan, year 93 PYE, =744 AD?. Obv. Sasanian style bust right with text May Xvarrah Increase. Rev. 2-line Pahlavi text: 93 / Tabaristan. 15 mm, 1.11g. Album 48.2, Gyselen-47b (and see p. 89).

Influenced by both Sasanian and islamic prototypes.

 

Bavandids of Tabaristan
AV 1/3 Dinar Sariya Mint
Ali b. Shahriyer 1118-40AD
1.22g. 21mm.
A-1527
Won recent Album event

 

800-1300 Indo Sasanian so called "Gadhaiya Paisa", AR Dramma

 

Vijayanagara Empire - Saluva Malla, 1446-1510AD

 

India, Ganges valley, Yaudheya



AE stater Yaudheyas (Ganges valley), 3-4th cent. Obv. Karttikeya with spear, hand on hip, peacock to the right. Rev. Goddess to left, left a vase with flowers, right Nandipanda symbol. Dvi type. 25 mm, 11.82 gr.

And I happen to have a mold that may have been used to cast a contemporary imitation of this type.



Here's a mirrored and doctored picture showing how a coin from this mold would look:



Contrary to what you might think, these molds are not rare. It is even thought they themselves might have been used as a sort of small change.

 

I got all these in the past month, mostly described as Kushan, Kanishka II, anonymous copy, ca. 220-250 AD, 6.4-7.4 grams - 18-20 mm D.

 

Kushano-Sasanian Princes
AV Dinara ND
Peroz I/ Ardashir I
ex: Adams Triton XVIII

 

Khwarezm (north of the Kushano-Sasanian realm, just south of Lake Aral)



Muhammad b. Tekesh (1202-1220), copper fals. He fought Genghis Khan, but lost realm and life. 19 mm, 2.2 gr.

 

Bukhara - Tenga AH1215-1242 (1800-1826)

 

Most who fought vs the Mongols ended up in a bad way.

 

Qunduz, Afghanistan

And there he is: Genghis himself.



AE dirham Mongol Great Khans. Chingiz Khan (Genghis) (AH 602-624 / AD 1206-1227), Qunduz, about 618 = 1221. Obv.: Jital-style rider left. Rev.: “adl” above tamgha; all within ornate frame; mint formula in outer voids. 22 mm, 4.85 gr. Zeno #132358 with useful comments.