ANCIENT - Alphabetical Coins of Rulers!

Did someone say I?

India,
Western Satraps
Isvaradatta (Usurper)
Dated Year 1 = 164/5 AD
AR Karshapana, 15.0 mm x 2.10 grams
Mint B?
Obverse: Bust of Isvaradatta right wearing satrapal cap Date in Brahmi yr.1 Corrupt Greek script.
Reverse: Crescent on a three arched hill over wavy line crecent in the left field, sun in right field. Brahmi Script- RAJNO MATTAKSATRAPAS ISVARADATTASA VARSE PATHAME- The Great Raj Mataksatrapa Isvaradatta in the first year.
Ref: Fishman 24.2.1

 

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Everyone loves Justinian and his coins are well covered here... so here's a quickie...

 

Try saying that three times fast

 

Julian

 

Keep posting the I/Js and get ready for posting K this afternoon.

Who will post the first K after noon today?

 

Kusru II (Kaykhusraw II, Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II, Kay Khusrow II, or however you want to spell it-- but it is a K)


Seljuqs (Seljuks) of Rum, Kusru II (Kaykhusraw II, Ghiyath al-Din Kai Khusrau II, Kay Khusrow II, etc)
Silver Dirham (Dirhem)
Konya Mint
1241-1242 A.D. (AH639)
Obverse: Sun and Lion
Reverse: uh, I'll have to get back to you on that.

 

Looks like the predecessor to this 1902 Iran 5,000 Dinar coin.

 

Although the guy's name is Carolus (Charles in french), it spells Karolvs on that specific coin :

Charles VII (1422-1461) - Ecu d'or
3° emission de 1424, atelier de Toulouse (annelet sous la cinquieme lettre)
Croisette sur etoile initiale, KAROLVS : DEI : GRATIA : FRANCORVM : REX, Ecu de France couronné
+ XPC : VINCIT : XPC : REGNAT : XPC : IMPERAT, croix arquée, evidée et fleudelisée, cantonnée de quatre coronelles
3.76 gr, 28 mm
Ref : Ciani # 617

Q

 

Kavad I, 1st reign.

 

I don't believe I have any "K" coins.

 

Me neither, but I do have a ruler whose dynasty name starts with a K.

 

Khudarayaka (Shahi)​

Kshemagupta of Kashmir​

 

khusro ii

 

http://www.acsearch.info/record.html?id=482831
This is one I would like to own but don't. It does give us a K emperor since the legends are in Latin. We can't count all the Greek legend provincials where C emperors are spelled K but this one issue is quite clearly KARVS.

 

Khusro II => Sassanian occupation of Egypt

 

Seljuqs of Rum, Kaykhusraw II
Silver Dirham
Konya Mint
1241-1242 A.D. (AH639)
Diameter: 23 mm
Weight: 2.9 grams
Obverse: Sun and Lion

 

Don't forget Kanishka 127-151 BC of the Kushan Empire.
22.07 mm x 8.15 grams AE Didrachm.

 

And....a KumaraGupta I of the Gupta Empire (414-455 AD)
AR Drachm 12 mm x 2.04 grams.
4 Armed Garuda reverse, with a legend that reads PARAMA-BHAQATA RAJAHIRAJA SRIKUMARA GUPTA MAHENDRADITYA.

 

From the .....Kalachuris in Deccan......

Krishna Raja (550-575AD)
AR Drachm 11 mm x 2.02 grams

The humped bull reverse... with PARAMA MAHESVARAMATA PITRI PAD ANUDHYATA SRI KARISHNA RAJA The devout worshipper of Siva who meditates at the feet of his mother and father the lord Karishna Raja.

 

=> nice lookin' additions, Noober!!