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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2539693, member: 76194&quot;]I&#039;ve always wanted to own an odd mystery coin, and now I do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Introducing this mysterious AR Unit from an unknown Kingdom in Sindh or Multan, the two southernmost provinces of modern day Pakistan (part of ancient India). It hasn&#039;t been properly catalogued and studied, so there is not much information on this coin type. Chances are there may never be a lot of information on this coin anyway it was minted in an era of transition...the demise of Hinduism and Zoroastrianism in the region with the arrival of Islam.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whichever kingdom minted these coins would have been destroyed by the invading Islamic armies, and it&#039;s history and former culture/religion obliterated by the sword of their Islamic conquerors.</p><p><br /></p><p>I like this coin. It may be very simple and plain, but it is also very mysterious and symbolizes the demise of&nbsp; a way of life...Pre-Islamic Pakistani culture. These people may not have left us much of anything in the way of history, but at least they left us their coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]544071[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Unknown Sindh or Multan Kingdom</b></p><p><b>AR Unit (Circa 7th or 8th Century CE)</b></p><p><b>Dots and dashes perhaps representing a fire altar, Brahmi letters below; Ha Shi</b></p><p><b>Reverse blank as made</b></p><p><b>16mm, 1.24g</b></p><p><b>Fishman, JONS 201, Type 7A</b></p><p>*Coin belongs to a newly discovered series still not properly understood.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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