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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ryro, post: 3121056, member: 91461&quot;]Why I task myself with the tedious errand of scoping out the bi-annual Salt Lake coin show is mainly due to the little jems I find from the modrones.</p><p>To get what I want I have to be willing to be social with some individuals whom, later in their lives are still more awkward then I was that first time as a pimple ridden teen I bought prophylactics from the local 7 eleven (to be fair, at least their voices weren&#039;t cracking).</p><p>I have to walk up to each vendor and ask, &quot;Got any ancients? Ya know, Romans, Greeks etc?&quot;</p><p>They almost always say, &quot;No..none here anyway.&quot;</p><p>One particular seller said this exact sentence. But like every other interaction, after, I take a quick surveillance of the goods to make sure.</p><p>Right at the corner of his last display case a beautiful patina catches my eye.</p><p>&quot;What&#039;s that Indian or Persian looking coin there?&quot; I ask.</p><p>They always forget they have an ancient or 2 kicking around.</p><p>&quot;I forgot I had that kicking around.&quot; he says starring off awkwardly and blankly.</p><p>&quot;Do you know what it is?&quot; I ask. Straining to keep this conversation alive like a paramedic with a heart attack victim.</p><p>&quot;No.&quot; he says. Again with the starring.</p><p>&quot;How much?&quot; I ask.</p><p>&quot;Ooooooooooooh, I guuuuuueeeeess...&quot; he licks his lips and almost ceases to exist. Then finishes, &quot;5 bucks&quot;.</p><p>I hurriedly get my wallet out to complete the transaction. Take my newly acquired mystery coin. And scurry away embarrassedley. Probably much resembling my much younger self later in the evening after the fateful 7 eleven incident.</p><p>Short story long, here is my new coin show acquisition with what I believe to be the correct attribution (though if anyone knows better, agrees or disagrees please let me know).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]794140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]794141[/ATTACH]</p><p>Hindu rajas of Kashmir</p><p>Second Lohara dynasty</p><p>Sussala (ruled 1112-1120 AD)</p><p>AE stater (19 mm, 6.21 g)</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Goddess Lakshmi seated facing, with Nagari legend <i>Su </i>to left and <i>ssala </i>to right</p><p>Reverse: King standing sacrificing at altar, with Nagari legend <i>Deva</i> to right</p><p>Ref: Michael Mitchiner, <i>Non-Islamic States &amp; Western Colonies (AD 600-1979)</i>, 190</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins of Sussala are hard to find. This attractive specimen has complete legends on a full flan.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rare and CHOICE.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please post any Kashmir, Indian, recent coin show acquisitions, awkward stories or any other coin you feel like![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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