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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2004599, member: 42773&quot;]Well, I&#039;m one of the collectors that has a common-type example of these coins...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]359755[/ATTACH]</p><p>These are the seller&#039;s attribution and notes. Are they accurate? By your image, THC, it looks like an issue of Vaghelas. (?)</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Indo-Sasanian, Gadhalya Paisa 800 - 950 AD Drachm</font></p><p>OBVERSE: Indo-Sasanian style Kings bust right</p><p>REVERSE:&nbsp; Stylized fire altar, with attendants on either side.</p><p>13mm - 4.6 grams</p><p>Mitchiner Non-Islamic 427</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;It is believed the imagery on these coins incorporate the Zoroastrian view of heaven and hell. The design elements on these coins have close correlation to the Book of Arda Viraf , a sacred Zoroastrian text. Based on the teachings of Zoraster , a prophet and reformer , Zoroastrianism is a philosphy and religion that first appeared in historical records in the 5th century BC. Zoroastrianism was a dominant religion in Central asia during periods of the Western Satrap, Kushan and Maurian Empires. It&nbsp; included essential concepts of heaven and hell and the resurrection of the dead.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Excerpts from : The Numismatist vol. 123,#3 3/10</p><p><br /></p><p>(My third-grade daughter is my partner in crime when it comes to coin collecting, and she was charmed by this chubby little silver.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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