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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1642137, member: 44140&quot;]The vast history of the Indian subcontinent has left us with some stupendous coins. Stretching from the dawn of numismatics c. 600BC to the present.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Lets see those ancient coins of India!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is one that came in today. This is new type of Ancient coinage for me, but these two coins spoke to me, and at a good price:yes:I was drawn to them because they continue to incorporate Sassanian Persian coin style with the right facing bust on the obverse and the Zoroastrian fire altar on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>India</p><p>Period of Pratihara Supremacy, Pratitkara - Pala</p><p>(c. 780-980 AD) </p><p>AR Drachm 19.1 mm x 21.5 mm x 4.13 g </p><p>Anonymous Issue</p><p>obv. Stylized bust of Firuz with a turreted and winged crown.&nbsp; SRI DAMA in Brahmi.</p><p>Rev. Stylized Zoroastrian fire alter with attendants on both sides. </p><p>The reference was given as...Mitchiner 364 by a reputable dealer. The dealer did say that the coins of this type were of unknown provenance and that they were found&nbsp; in Gujarat and Malwa but no one knows who issued them. I guess the Stone inscriptions found in that area are in conflict with the inscriptions on this coin. These coins are thought to be dated later and to another type. The seller is an expert in this field and suspects the attribution is incorrect. I unfortunately did not press him for more information then that which was on the original listing.</p><p>[ATTACH]236801.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The second coins I saw featured for the first time on Doug Smith&#039;s site. Very well written and easy to read. He shows several different examples of type. I enjoyed it and urge other who are interested in Indian and eastern coins to red it. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>India</p><p>Saurashta and Gujarat</p><p>Anonymous Issue (800-950AD)</p><p>AR drachm 17.2 mm x 4.00 g </p><p>Obverse: Stylized bust of Khushrau right. With degraded dots for legends, </p><p>Reverse: Stylized Zoroastrian fire alter. </p><p>[ATTACH]236808.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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