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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3454631, member: 98035"]Sorry, I don't know how I missed this the first time around!</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice coin. It's a run of the mill Gadhaiya Paisa, likely made around 1000 AD or a little later. We are a long way from understanding these, if reaching such an understanding is possible. These are a lot like the Celtic Thasos tets in a way - we know what they imitate, and we can assemble something resembling a chronological set, but we really don't know exactly who made them, nor exactly when.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have the Mitchiner or Deyell numbers memorized, but I am 99% sure this would be my type 1.4.3 - Intermediate style with line through the eye. It's a little hard to make out the eye, but I've never seen a fine style Gadhaiya like this one without. These make up probably 75% of all of series 1.4, and maybe up to half of all Gadhaiya sold on ebay in a typical year. Yours is special for having an exceptionally complete reverse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3454631, member: 98035"]Sorry, I don't know how I missed this the first time around! Nice coin. It's a run of the mill Gadhaiya Paisa, likely made around 1000 AD or a little later. We are a long way from understanding these, if reaching such an understanding is possible. These are a lot like the Celtic Thasos tets in a way - we know what they imitate, and we can assemble something resembling a chronological set, but we really don't know exactly who made them, nor exactly when. I don't have the Mitchiner or Deyell numbers memorized, but I am 99% sure this would be my type 1.4.3 - Intermediate style with line through the eye. It's a little hard to make out the eye, but I've never seen a fine style Gadhaiya like this one without. These make up probably 75% of all of series 1.4, and maybe up to half of all Gadhaiya sold on ebay in a typical year. Yours is special for having an exceptionally complete reverse.[/QUOTE]
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