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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 24585939, member: 85693&quot;]I would agree that the one with the big head is a cast copy of an ancient, so good for jewelry.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The good news is that the other one looks genuine.&nbsp; It is an issue of Kushan Empire and shows the goddess Nana.&nbsp; Here is a Vcoins listing of the same type, which will get you started on attributing and dating it. </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ganga_numismatics/216/product/india_kushan_kanishka_copper_tetradrachm_with_nana/1238432/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ganga_numismatics/216/product/india_kushan_kanishka_copper_tetradrachm_with_nana/1238432/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ganga_numismatics/216/product/india_kushan_kanishka_copper_tetradrachm_with_nana/1238432/Default.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you really want to go deep, here is an academic paper on this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.academia.edu/43177664/GODDESS_NANA_ON_THE_BRONZE_COINAGE_OF_KANISHKA_I" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.academia.edu/43177664/GODDESS_NANA_ON_THE_BRONZE_COINAGE_OF_KANISHKA_I" rel="nofollow">https://www.academia.edu/43177664/GODDESS_NANA_ON_THE_BRONZE_COINAGE_OF_KANISHKA_I</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The Kushans held a vast empire between the empires of China and Persia (and Rome).&nbsp; A very interesting time and place - here&#039;s a Wikipedia article to get started with:&nbsp; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushan_Empire" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushan_Empire" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushan_Empire</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>Welcome to ancients![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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