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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2751079, member: 44140&quot;]This large fine silver coin represents the main series of Pyu coinage, originating in Sri Ksetra at the height of Pyu dominance.</p><p>This coin represents the apex of Pyu coin production. The vast majority of these coins were recovered from the Khin ba relic chamber (dated 7th/ 8th century AD) at Sri Ksetra during the 1910/11 and 1926/27 excavations. Some singular finds have been reported from Saigon, Vietnam and at various locations in Western Thailand. These coins were discovered in the relic chamber along with a very worn and holed example of the Bhadrapitha /Srivatsa Class A coin, while all the coins of the Class C type were in very good condition. Attesting to their chronology. It is also important to note that all the coins in Class C have an extremely high level of construction and weight regularity.</p><p><br /></p><p>Burma, Sri Ksetra</p><p>Pyu City States</p><p>Anonymous Civic Coinage (AD 675-800)</p><p>AR Full Unit (96 Ratti) 34 mm x 10.17 grams</p><p>Obverse: Bhadrapitha with 5 lanterns above, two lines below within a solid border surrounded by a beaded border.</p><p>Reverse: Srivatsa with 9 beads (sri wat sa), Open bead moon above left, Sun above right; Elaborate vajra and simplified conch.</p><p>Ref: Wicks (1992) Bhadrapitha/Srivatsa Class C pg. 120 Fig. 4.5</p><p>Note: Scyphate planchet.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]630193[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>That much earlier Class A coin that was briefly mentioned.</p><p><br /></p><p>BURMA, Pyu City-States.</p><p>Kingdom of Halin</p><p>Anonymous Civic Coinage ( 300-500 AD)</p><p>AR Full Unit (96 Rattis) 30.0 mm x 10.57 grams</p><p>Obverse: Bhadrapitha; five lanterns above; all within beaded border</p><p>Reverse: (Srivatsa) Stupa (world-temple) containing the Sankh shell (symbol of Vishnu),Three Ornaments below .</p><p>Ref:HS-W21b Mahlo #47-var &quot;Middle-period Pyu coins (Upper and Central Burma); Wicks Bhadrapitha Class A illus. pg. 119</p><p>[ATTACH=full]630198[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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