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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2363195, member: 19463&quot;]Another thread here details the AE coins of Sri Lanka so I thought it might be a good time to show another series of bronzes of the same size and thickness also with very deeply cut designs that could be mistaken for the other.&nbsp; Kings (and Queen Didda) of Kashmir from the 10th to 12th centuries AD issued coins with very stylized images of the king and a goddess separated from each other by Devanagari legends.&nbsp; In this case, the legends are split across the obverse figure and often continue on the reverse lower right side.&nbsp; Finding full legend specimens is, as with the Sri Lankan series, not always easy.&nbsp; Many/most are sold with dirt in the recesses that make the coins easier to read if left intact.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most common and popular are coins of the great queen Didda Rani who ruled with her husband, puppet children and on her own for much of the best coin issuing years.&nbsp; Those who collect these will want to research the stories of her life.&nbsp; Again as with the Lankan coins, there are rarities and commons which often sell for the same price because people do not know or care about the differences.&nbsp; I find these attractive in a strange sort of way and bought most of mine from the same bulk lot seller that provided my Lankan massa.&nbsp; Does anyone else like these?&nbsp; Show them.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]482305[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]482306[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]482307[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]482308[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]482309[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]482310[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]482311[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]482312[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]482313[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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