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<p>[QUOTE="chrsmat71, post: 2283172, member: 42634"]here are a couple of "other" recent pick ups.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_7226_zpsy1nvj4cz.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_7226_zpsy1nvj4cz.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_7226_zpsy1nvj4cz.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Sunga Kingdom, cast AE unit, 175-75 BC <b> </b></font></p><p>O: elephant, R: Three arched hills, crescent above. 16 mm, 2.3 g.</p><p><br /></p><p>this coin is really not in bad shape for the type, most are a bit rough. there are different denominations of this coin, I'm not sure what mine is (1/4 karshapana?). the Sunga kings ruled northeastern india after the fall of these guys...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_7266_zpsldtshrx7.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_7266_zpsldtshrx7.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_7266_zpsldtshrx7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="6">Mauryan, AR karshapana, 270-175 BC </font></p><p>5 punch marks obverse, 1 reverse, 15x11 mm, 3.4 g, GH 570</p><p><br /></p><p>here are the punches...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://dfpfmltq984k.cloudfront.net/product_image/36/K/5/KLj78TasFQk63aApYfd4Gx5PB97qeD.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>i've been wanting one of these with "hill chickens" for quite some time. i guess they are hill peacocks...but they'll always be hill chickens in my book.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrsmat71, post: 2283172, member: 42634"]here are a couple of "other" recent pick ups. [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_7226_zpsy1nvj4cz.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_7226_zpsy1nvj4cz.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=6]Sunga Kingdom, cast AE unit, 175-75 BC [B] [/B][/SIZE] O: elephant, R: Three arched hills, crescent above. 16 mm, 2.3 g. this coin is really not in bad shape for the type, most are a bit rough. there are different denominations of this coin, I'm not sure what mine is (1/4 karshapana?). the Sunga kings ruled northeastern india after the fall of these guys... [URL='http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/eastern%20coins/102_7266_zpsldtshrx7.jpg.html'][IMG]http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/eastern%20coins/102_7266_zpsldtshrx7.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=6]Mauryan, AR karshapana, 270-175 BC [/SIZE] 5 punch marks obverse, 1 reverse, 15x11 mm, 3.4 g, GH 570 here are the punches... [IMG]https://dfpfmltq984k.cloudfront.net/product_image/36/K/5/KLj78TasFQk63aApYfd4Gx5PB97qeD.jpg[/IMG] i've been wanting one of these with "hill chickens" for quite some time. i guess they are hill peacocks...but they'll always be hill chickens in my book.[/QUOTE]
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