Covington Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 hmmm....not quite sure about this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 That doesn't seem to work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Attachment removed??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Try again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Hmmm, I thought I posted here too, but I can't see my post now. I think Covington posted a BMP image, and it probably only allows GIF, PNG and JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Ruristan, KUR3419 (814 AD), Queen Ashpuddle, half-zonga (three ruki standard). Smithington Silver Coins of the Trans Hindukush A-21(var). Obverse: Queen crowned and robed facing right, AGSIID* *YGF _kKK. (Ash gosi idilit varba varbpo yvfig klugo-klugono-klugni: Ash(puddle) great queen and planter of plants Joyous Great (among)Greater (becoming) Greatest). Reverse: Hippopotamus attacking Reindeer. Solar disk with rays above. According to the commentary added by Rulf Fleischmieder, there are only four attested copies of this coin. The Oxford Ashmolean is the only one still known. The St. Petersburg Hermitage disappeared during the Revolution or Civil War. The Farouk specimen was never catalogued, but was rumored to have sold to a private collector. The fourth one appeared in five auctions from 1920 to 1921 and then was never heard from until 1999 when it was found amid the rubble of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. Then, it disappeared again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28Plain Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 According to the commentary added by Rulf Fleischmieder, there are only four attested copies of this coin. The Oxford Ashmolean is the only one still known. The St. Petersburg Hermitage disappeared during the Revolution or Civil War. The Farouk specimen was never catalogued, but was rumored to have sold to a private collector. The fourth one appeared in five auctions from 1920 to 1921 and then was never heard from until 1999 when it was found amid the rubble of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade. Then, it disappeared again. Hah! A vicious rumor, I assure you. "disappeared again", indeed. ahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediccoin Posted July 3, 2005 Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 OHH How creepy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covington Posted July 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2005 Were there copies of this type of coin made? and does that mean its a Russian coin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
16d Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 If mm says so, that's good for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted July 15, 2005 Report Share Posted July 15, 2005 Were there copies of this type of coin made? and does that mean its a Russian coin? A long, long time ago, when the internet was new, someone asked about a Maria Theresa taler and I wrote that it was a "Mother Theresa" medal struck for the little Austrian village that was her home... Well... it was pointed out to me that not everyone would see the humor in that. So, I really apologize for the (ahem) "humor." I thought that it was so obviously overdone... but apparently, the only thing "obvious" is that numismatic catalogues are way, way, way too obtuse. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.L. Johnson Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Were there copies of this type of coin made? and does that mean its a Russian coin? A long, long time ago, when the internet was new, someone asked about a Maria Theresa taler and I wrote that it was a "Mother Theresa" medal struck for the little Austrian village that was her home... Well... it was pointed out to me that not everyone would see the humor in that. So, I really apologize for the (ahem) "humor." I thought that it was so obviously overdone... but apparently, the only thing "obvious" is that numismatic catalogues are way, way, way too obtuse. Michael So you mean there is no denomination called Zonga, and here I was hoping to find some so I could say I have a pocket full of Zonga and then be promptly arrested or slapped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28Plain Posted July 19, 2005 Report Share Posted July 19, 2005 So you mean there is no denomination called Zonga, and here I was hoping to find some so I could say I have a pocket full of Zonga and then be promptly arrested or slapped Actually, it's legal to carry rolls of Zonga. The Nudnik is currently the prohibited denomination. The Zonga being so scarce, insufficient revenue was being generated by the legislation, so a tweaking of the text was in order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covington Posted July 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 yeah.... Honestly, I have no clue as to what you all are talking about. But it sounds good. The Reverse of the coin is completely blank w/ long crack down the center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 The Reverse of the coin is completely blank w/ long crack down the center. With a design like that, with absolutely no writing, with a square hole, and with nothing on the back, I would say that it isn't a coin at all, but probably a concho. (ornamental discs used on saddles, belts, and other leather goods) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 Definately can't tell from that ultra small jpg. I honestly thought it was some sort of arabic coin from the first look... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covington Posted July 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 With a design like that, with absolutely no writing, with a square hole, and with nothing on the back, I would say that it isn't a coin at all, but probably a concho. (ornamental discs used on saddles, belts, and other leather goods) That makes a little more sense. But it does have reeding around the outside(if "reeding" is not the correct terminology, I apologize). Thanks for the enlightenment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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