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Message:: [QUOTE="Finn235, post: 6032795, member: 98035"]Nice example! And thanks [USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] for the mention! I do indeed have a number of these although apparently only a few imaged - I'll post what I have here. First, I really cannot understate how helpful Maheshwari's book "Imitations in Continuity" is for anyone seriously pursuing any of the Indo-Sassanian coinages. I have my disagreements with many of his assertions, but his study is enormously helpful in getting a grasp on the series and their almost endless variants. He argued that due to the apparently very large issuance of the Omkara coins, that they were most likely made by one or several kings who wished to remain anonymous, and chose instead to honor the nearby Omkareshwar monastery. He also provided a handy table to chart the different types:[ATTACH=full]1244410[/ATTACH] I'm still in the organizational stage for my own attribution scheme, but it was very helpful to see both variants that I have never encountered on the market, as well as his analysis of the silver content by variant. The malwa type has actually four different reverse types: Regular fire altar[ATTACH=full]1244412[/ATTACH] Horseman scene[ATTACH=full]1244413[/ATTACH] Om only[ATTACH=full]1244415[/ATTACH] And Sri Omkara[ATTACH=full]1244416[/ATTACH] The letter behind the head can either be Ja like on the above, or much less commonly, Ma[ATTACH=full]1244417[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]