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<p>[QUOTE="Muhammad Niazi, post: 24819933, member: 83232"]I am currently in possession of two hoards of late kushan era coins. Both were found in kpk district of Pakistan (where a lot of kushan stuff is found) independently. The coins were stored inside pots which were broken and discarded by whoever found the hoards. The big round hoard (~2.5kg) has perfectly kept the shape of the pot it was inside, look at the curved point at the bottom! The smaller hoard (1.5kg) has retained little of its containers shape, possibly it was broken into a couple of pieces. </p><p>Both hoards are the same types of coins, Here is the ID details from coinindia:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1588817[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>One of these will be going into a local museum very soon. Possibly the hoards wont be cleaned as the condition of the coins isnt that good. </p><p>Who thinks thered be a gold dinar or two in these?</p><p><br /></p><p>The hoards:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1588819[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1588818[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Muhammad Niazi, post: 24819933, member: 83232"]I am currently in possession of two hoards of late kushan era coins. Both were found in kpk district of Pakistan (where a lot of kushan stuff is found) independently. The coins were stored inside pots which were broken and discarded by whoever found the hoards. The big round hoard (~2.5kg) has perfectly kept the shape of the pot it was inside, look at the curved point at the bottom! The smaller hoard (1.5kg) has retained little of its containers shape, possibly it was broken into a couple of pieces. Both hoards are the same types of coins, Here is the ID details from coinindia: [ATTACH=full]1588817[/ATTACH] One of these will be going into a local museum very soon. Possibly the hoards wont be cleaned as the condition of the coins isnt that good. Who thinks thered be a gold dinar or two in these? The hoards: [ATTACH=full]1588819[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1588818[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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