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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4545932, member: 98035"]To my complete surprise, this coin was waiting for me in my mailbox yesterday, after spending nearly 3 months in COVID-limbo - it was already in transit when India came to a screeching, mandatory quarantine halt back in early March. I honestly didn't think it would ever arrive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Indo Sassanian</p><p>Gurjara-Pratihara supremacy or related (northern India)</p><p>Ca. 600-700 AD?</p><p>Finn 2.2.x "Sri Sha", Maheshwari 1200-1206</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1125388[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>While it may not seem like much, this coin is special because:</p><p>- It is a relatively scarce variant; Maheshwari lists only 7, and the type was unknown to Deyell or Mitchiner. It is the third in my collection.</p><p>- The legend is remarkably well struck; up to half of this general type (2.2) is so poorly struck that they are unidentifiable.</p><p>- The star on the reverse (left, above the fire altar) is visible, a futher bit of evidence that these are predecessors of the more common Sri Ha, not successors as argued by Maheshwari.</p><p>- The left attendant seems to have a highly stylized but still articulated hand, with a thumb and large finger.</p><p><br /></p><p>Feel free to share anything related, or anything you are either waiting on, lost, or eventually received during the pandemic![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 4545932, member: 98035"]To my complete surprise, this coin was waiting for me in my mailbox yesterday, after spending nearly 3 months in COVID-limbo - it was already in transit when India came to a screeching, mandatory quarantine halt back in early March. I honestly didn't think it would ever arrive. Indo Sassanian Gurjara-Pratihara supremacy or related (northern India) Ca. 600-700 AD? Finn 2.2.x "Sri Sha", Maheshwari 1200-1206 [ATTACH=full]1125388[/ATTACH] While it may not seem like much, this coin is special because: - It is a relatively scarce variant; Maheshwari lists only 7, and the type was unknown to Deyell or Mitchiner. It is the third in my collection. - The legend is remarkably well struck; up to half of this general type (2.2) is so poorly struck that they are unidentifiable. - The star on the reverse (left, above the fire altar) is visible, a futher bit of evidence that these are predecessors of the more common Sri Ha, not successors as argued by Maheshwari. - The left attendant seems to have a highly stylized but still articulated hand, with a thumb and large finger. Feel free to share anything related, or anything you are either waiting on, lost, or eventually received during the pandemic![/QUOTE]
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