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I can't believe I won it for as little as I did at GC. I often at the end of the world coin auctions look at things with low bids and put one in. The photos were terrible and I was hoping the coin would look better in hand, which it absolutely does. For $12 it was a steal!

 

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Here's one for the ultra-small coin collectors - Hyderabad sixteenth Rupee AH1300:

 

Mughal Empire, Jalal al Din Muhammad Akbar, AE falus, Malwa type, c. 1556-1605 AD. Zeno #299332.

 

For everyone that has posted a coin in this thread, thank you. I recently purchased a lot with several silver rupees. I don’t have the coins yet, but I’ve identified several using this thread. I can identify a good number of rupees, but it’s nice to have a “catalog” to go through for quick matches.

 

He’s handsome

 

Yeah but. Their interesting

 

She ain't bad looking either

 

Good job. Just trolling

 

Nicely said. God bless you

 

That is a great coin.

 

Nice. Way to jump in

 

How does it stay green. I don’t get it

 

So cool. Thanks for showing. Amazing

 

Here is a mosque token or talisman, Madina Sharif, from India.

 

India (Hyderabad Feudatories Narayanpett?) - Rupee, AH1186

 

Local Issues, Kabul, Shahis (Shahiyas), Samanta Deva, circa 850-1000, AE Jital (18mm, 1.82g), Ohind mint?
Obv: SRI SAMANTA DEVA ('Lord Samanta Deva' in Nagari) Elephant advancing left.
Rev: Lion standing right with open jaws and a diamond symbol on his rump, raising his right paw; above, pelleted star.
Ref: Tye 19

 

Never Seen one of these before.
Very cool

 

Post Shahi Samanta Deva, anonymous BI jital. Regular bull and horseman type.

 

Islamic, Iran, the early period, Ghaznavid, Mas'ud I, 1030-1041, BI dirham (3.3g), bull & horseman type
Obv: Sri Samanta Deva in Brahmi above the bull
Rev: Mas'ud in Arabic above the horse's head, with the Arabic word majd below his name, struck at Lahore
Ref: A-1623

 

Ghaznavid, Khusraw Malik, BI jital, c. 1160-1186 AD