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<p>[QUOTE="JayAg47, post: 5296165, member: 112342"]<b><span style="color: #b30000">11th century</span></b></p><p>1014-1044, Chola Empire- Rajendra Chola. 1/8th Kahavanu</p><p>A commemorative coin of the subjugation of their neighboring Chera kingdom, and the Pandyas. The Chola's tiger, with the Chera's bow (behind the tiger), and the Pandya's twin fish, all under the same umbrella denotes equal control. The reverse in Nagari says Yudhamalla, one who's strong in wars!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222759[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">10th century</span></b></p><p>950-1050, Chalukyas of Gujarat- ‘Gadhiya Paisa’, anonymous ruler. This coin has the degenerative design inspired from the earlier Sassanian coinage of the king's face on the obverse with fire-altar on the reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222760[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">9th century</span></b></p><p>841-907, Tang dynasty-Kaiyuan Tongbao; Fu. Anonymous ruler. A Chinese coin made not by striking with the hammer, but through casting in moulds!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222761[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">8th century</span></b></p><p>714, Dirham of the Umayyad Caliphate, Waist mint. Probably under the Caliph Al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik (or) Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik. Just under a century after the foundation of Islam!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222762[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">7th century</span></b></p><p>600-630, Pallavas of Kanchi, Mahendravarman I-potin coin with Bull and Dharmachakra wheel. Probably the first Indian kingdom to spread Hinduism to South East Asia through trade. By the time of the Cholas, Hinduism was the main religion in SEA, through trade but also by direct conquests![ATTACH=full]1222769[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">6th century</span></b></p><p>527-565, Byzantium- Justinian I, 40 nummi. The Restorer of Rome!</p><p>(only my opinion, had he not spent most of the resources on conquering the west for honour, but saved up for the future emperors to defend Egypt, Syria, Judea from the Arabs, the Byzantium could've yielded more power in Europe, and even existed into the modern times!)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222764[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">5th century</span></b></p><p>415-455, Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta I, nothing much to say here lol!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222765[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">4th century</span></b></p><p>330-333, Roman empire, Constantinus I. VRBS ROMA, Siscia mint- Lupa Capitolina, Romulus and Remus feeding on She-wolf . A Roman icon, that should be in any ancient collection!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222766[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">3rd century</span></b></p><p>200-300, Yaudheya republican confederacy, with the Hindu god of war Kartikeya, he's also the Indian representation of Mars, reverse has a goddess with a conch shell. They were eventually subjugated by the Guptas by the 4th century!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222767[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">2nd century</span></b></p><p>197, Roman Empire- Caracalla as Caesar, Spei Perpetuae, Laodicea mint. An innocent baby face that would later turn out to be a blood-thirsty monster!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222770[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JayAg47, post: 5296165, member: 112342"][B][COLOR=#b30000]11th century[/COLOR][/B] 1014-1044, Chola Empire- Rajendra Chola. 1/8th Kahavanu A commemorative coin of the subjugation of their neighboring Chera kingdom, and the Pandyas. The Chola's tiger, with the Chera's bow (behind the tiger), and the Pandya's twin fish, all under the same umbrella denotes equal control. The reverse in Nagari says Yudhamalla, one who's strong in wars! [ATTACH=full]1222759[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000]10th century[/COLOR][/B] 950-1050, Chalukyas of Gujarat- ‘Gadhiya Paisa’, anonymous ruler. This coin has the degenerative design inspired from the earlier Sassanian coinage of the king's face on the obverse with fire-altar on the reverse. [ATTACH=full]1222760[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000]9th century[/COLOR][/B] 841-907, Tang dynasty-Kaiyuan Tongbao; Fu. Anonymous ruler. A Chinese coin made not by striking with the hammer, but through casting in moulds! [ATTACH=full]1222761[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000]8th century[/COLOR][/B] 714, Dirham of the Umayyad Caliphate, Waist mint. Probably under the Caliph Al-Walid I ibn Abd al-Malik (or) Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik. Just under a century after the foundation of Islam! [ATTACH=full]1222762[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000]7th century[/COLOR][/B] 600-630, Pallavas of Kanchi, Mahendravarman I-potin coin with Bull and Dharmachakra wheel. Probably the first Indian kingdom to spread Hinduism to South East Asia through trade. By the time of the Cholas, Hinduism was the main religion in SEA, through trade but also by direct conquests![ATTACH=full]1222769[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000]6th century[/COLOR][/B] 527-565, Byzantium- Justinian I, 40 nummi. The Restorer of Rome! (only my opinion, had he not spent most of the resources on conquering the west for honour, but saved up for the future emperors to defend Egypt, Syria, Judea from the Arabs, the Byzantium could've yielded more power in Europe, and even existed into the modern times!) [ATTACH=full]1222764[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000]5th century[/COLOR][/B] 415-455, Gupta Empire, Kumaragupta I, nothing much to say here lol! [ATTACH=full]1222765[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000]4th century[/COLOR][/B] 330-333, Roman empire, Constantinus I. VRBS ROMA, Siscia mint- Lupa Capitolina, Romulus and Remus feeding on She-wolf . A Roman icon, that should be in any ancient collection! [ATTACH=full]1222766[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000]3rd century[/COLOR][/B] 200-300, Yaudheya republican confederacy, with the Hindu god of war Kartikeya, he's also the Indian representation of Mars, reverse has a goddess with a conch shell. They were eventually subjugated by the Guptas by the 4th century! [ATTACH=full]1222767[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000]2nd century[/COLOR][/B] 197, Roman Empire- Caracalla as Caesar, Spei Perpetuae, Laodicea mint. An innocent baby face that would later turn out to be a blood-thirsty monster! [ATTACH=full]1222770[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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