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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 7435892, member: 98035"]After five years of scouring ebay on a weekly basis, plus auction houses on the rare occasion that they are offered, there aren't many types of Indo Sassanian coins that I don't own yet. This was one type until last month when a small hoard came up for sale on ebay</p><p><br /></p><p>India, Pratiharas, uncertain intermediate period</p><p>ca 650-750 AD?</p><p>Obv: Highly degenerate bust of Peroz I, made of long thin bars and circles, ornate Nagari "SRI" atop crown slightly left of center, stylized intermediate form of JA, Crescent, and pellet before</p><p>Rev: Degenerate fire altar with highly stylized attendants, bodies made of a long line tapering off to a point, curved line behind</p><p><br /></p><p>Ref Maheshwari 1374-1384</p><p><br /></p><p>This one shows the SRI atop the crown very well, as well as the head and necklace of the attendant</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290383[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one shows nearly the full fire altar; instead of a pyramid of flame pellets, there is only a single large circle!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290376[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one shows a Degenerate form of SRI</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290377[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one shows the detail of the attendants' body</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290378[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Partial SRI visible on this one</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290379[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one shows the details of the bottom of the bust</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290381[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Another good portrait, the JA is barely visible, and the fire altar and attendants are well struck too - notice the cluster of dots representing the sun above the left attendant's head</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290382[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one shows a clear JA and the lower portion of the reverse quite well</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290384[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Another crisp portrait with a weak JA</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290385[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Decently struck on both sides</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1290380[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 7435892, member: 98035"]After five years of scouring ebay on a weekly basis, plus auction houses on the rare occasion that they are offered, there aren't many types of Indo Sassanian coins that I don't own yet. This was one type until last month when a small hoard came up for sale on ebay India, Pratiharas, uncertain intermediate period ca 650-750 AD? Obv: Highly degenerate bust of Peroz I, made of long thin bars and circles, ornate Nagari "SRI" atop crown slightly left of center, stylized intermediate form of JA, Crescent, and pellet before Rev: Degenerate fire altar with highly stylized attendants, bodies made of a long line tapering off to a point, curved line behind Ref Maheshwari 1374-1384 This one shows the SRI atop the crown very well, as well as the head and necklace of the attendant [ATTACH=full]1290383[/ATTACH] This one shows nearly the full fire altar; instead of a pyramid of flame pellets, there is only a single large circle! [ATTACH=full]1290376[/ATTACH] This one shows a Degenerate form of SRI [ATTACH=full]1290377[/ATTACH] This one shows the detail of the attendants' body [ATTACH=full]1290378[/ATTACH] Partial SRI visible on this one [ATTACH=full]1290379[/ATTACH] This one shows the details of the bottom of the bust [ATTACH=full]1290381[/ATTACH] Another good portrait, the JA is barely visible, and the fire altar and attendants are well struck too - notice the cluster of dots representing the sun above the left attendant's head [ATTACH=full]1290382[/ATTACH] This one shows a clear JA and the lower portion of the reverse quite well [ATTACH=full]1290384[/ATTACH] Another crisp portrait with a weak JA [ATTACH=full]1290385[/ATTACH] Decently struck on both sides [ATTACH=full]1290380[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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