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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2595482, member: 74712&quot;]Okay, I opened my gift yesterday, but needed time to take pictures and Catalogue.&nbsp; I&#039;d have to say my SS spoiled me!&nbsp; First up:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]565563[/ATTACH] </p><p>Netherlands</p><p>City of Zutphen, 1691</p><p>AR 6 Stuivers, 27.75 mm x 4.4 grams</p><p>Obv.: 1 6 9 1 MO NO ARG C[IV ZV]TPHANIAE, 6 S in field, Crowned coat of arms, Lion Passant left, Cross Moline below</p><p>Rev.: CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCVNT, Mounted armored knight, right, with upraised sword</p><p><br /></p><p>Not quite Medieval, but it does have an awesome king on it, which I have yet to have on any of my coins!&nbsp; A very interesting issue</p><p><br /></p><p>Next two:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]565564[/ATTACH] </p><p>Kushan Empire</p><p>Karishka I, r. 128-158</p><p>AE Tetradrachm, 24.73 mm x 16.8 grams</p><p>Obv.: Crowned, diademed king standing facing, holding spear and sacrificing at altar at left, Bactrian legend around: ϸΑΟ ΚΑ ... ΝηϸΚΙ (King Kanishka)</p><p>Rev.: Four-armed Oesho (Shiva?) standing facing, head turned to left, nimbate, holding various attributes, Bactrian legend right: ΟΚϸΟ, tamgha at left</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]565566[/ATTACH] </p><p>Mauryan Empire</p><p>AR Karshapana</p><p><br /></p><p>My giftor said that he hoped these two might spark another interest, but they fit in perfectly with a series of coins regarding the history of the Silk Road that I use for my classroom!&nbsp; In fact, I always wanted a Kushan coin, just never pulled the trigger, and my other Mauryan coin now has a little brother!&nbsp; (I&#039;ll admit I got lazy trying to fully attribute the mauryan coin - those punch marks are hard to make out!&nbsp; Just when I thought I had nailed it down to a series I Coin, I realized the size was too small to be series I...&nbsp; oh well...)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you again Saturnalia!&nbsp; I appreciate my Filthy Lucre this year![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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