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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 5284061, member: 51347&quot;]Incredible write-up, and a job well done! This is very helpful for my poor understanding of this area of the world and its rich history. I sincerely Thank you, [USER=98035]@Finn235[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>I am always dumfounded and amazed that a style of coin devolved from this:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2017-6-2_16-7-51-png.633221/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Persia Sassanian</p><p>Ardashir III 628-629 CE</p><p>AR Drachm 36mm 3.85g</p><p>Zoroastrian Fire Alter</p><p>Gobl II-1 yr 2 Delta R</p><p><br /></p><p><b>To THIS</b></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gujarat Chalukyas Gadhaiya PAISA</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2020-10-15_14-45-1-png.1189691/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>India Gujarat Chalukyas Gadhaiya Paisa BI Drachm 4.6g 14mm 9th C CE Sun Moon Fire Alter Crescent</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/upload_2020-10-15_14-45-52-png.1189693/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>India Gujarat Chalukyas Gadhaiya Paisa BI Drachm 11th C CE Sun Moon Fire Alter Crescent</p><p><br /></p><p>I admit, it took me FOREVER to see the face on these coins! My mind took a long time (years) to finally process the abstract face... I could never see it. Then one day, I saw/imagined the nose line, then eye dot, then mouth dots. Same with the fire alter on the reverse... I kept looking at it upside down!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your coins illustrating the PROGRESSIONS are GREAT!&nbsp; But, I just do not understand why they continued to devolve, instead of creating a new design.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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