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<p>[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 8291634, member: 99456"]a very sharp coin [USER=80148]@coin_nut[/USER] - here's my most recent coin from ancient India - the elephant and (apparently?) distorted head shape of the king were interesting to me...another interesting coin found in this CT post: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-remarkable-6th-century-crown.394113/#post-8250863" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-remarkable-6th-century-crown.394113/#post-8250863">A Remarkable 6th Century "Crown"</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1465759[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>India, Kushan Empire, Huvishka</b>, circa 151-190, AE Tetradrachm, probably Begram</p><p><b>Obv:</b> ÞAONANOÞAO OOHÞKE KOÞANO ('King of Kings, Huvishka the Kushan' in Bactrian) Huvishka seated on elephant to right, holding ankush in his right hand and spear in his left</p><p><b>Rev:</b> MIIPO Nimbate Mithra standing front, head to left, raising his right hand in salute; to left, tamgha[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sulla80, post: 8291634, member: 99456"]a very sharp coin [USER=80148]@coin_nut[/USER] - here's my most recent coin from ancient India - the elephant and (apparently?) distorted head shape of the king were interesting to me...another interesting coin found in this CT post: [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-remarkable-6th-century-crown.394113/#post-8250863']A Remarkable 6th Century "Crown"[/URL] [ATTACH=full]1465759[/ATTACH] [B]India, Kushan Empire, Huvishka[/B], circa 151-190, AE Tetradrachm, probably Begram [B]Obv:[/B] ÞAONANOÞAO OOHÞKE KOÞANO ('King of Kings, Huvishka the Kushan' in Bactrian) Huvishka seated on elephant to right, holding ankush in his right hand and spear in his left [B]Rev:[/B] MIIPO Nimbate Mithra standing front, head to left, raising his right hand in salute; to left, tamgha[/QUOTE]
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