Unknown Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Some one asked for help to identify this coin. Could some one please help? He mentions that the diameter is 2.8 centimetres and the weight is 7.3 grams. Someone specialiased in languages told the owner of the coin that it looks like fenician caracters. Any help greatly apreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Can you link to the image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 It doesn't let me, as it is uploaded as an attachment in that coin forum... I will have to download it and then upload it here... but I didn't ask permision to the poster to do so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 The problem is, that I can't see the attachment in that forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown Posted February 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 OK, here it is the image provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Well that is an odd looking piece. I don't recall seeing anything like it before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 Sorry, can't help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted February 23, 2006 Report Share Posted February 23, 2006 I am surprised that no one else recognizes the coin. It is pretty common, Indian princely states, c. 400 AD, a silver "dram" more or less, if my memory serves me right. You might try Joel Anderson. http://www.joelscoins.com/ When I wrote the International pages for Coin World, Joel was pretty helpful. In fact, for a while, my predecessor, Richard Giedroyc worked with him and they shared a logo. Anyway, assuming that the coin is genuine and not a recent knock-off for the collector market, it's about a $7 to $20 item depending... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted February 24, 2006 Report Share Posted February 24, 2006 I am surprised that no one else recognizes the coin. It is pretty common, Indian princely states, c. 400 AD, a silver "dram" more or less, if my memory serves me right. Did you mean to type 1400? I though in 400AD it would have been primarily Gupta coinage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 No, I am thinking more of the ksatraps before the Guptas. Something about like this: http://maltergalleries.com/archives/auctio...at76/lot510.jpg from this auction http://maltergalleries.com/archives/auctio...uctioncat3.html Obviously a different type, but if you handled them, you might find that they seem in the same place and time, like "Latin Monetary Union." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted February 25, 2006 Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 See, you learn something new every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown Posted February 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2006 Thank you, thank you, thank you very much indeed! I am sure the owner will be happy to know what he has! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmarotta Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 I looked at the posted image again and at my reply. You have to turn the image around. The round hump is a mountain with a thing over it, a thundercloud, I think. (It is not a bow and arrow, but, heck, who knows?) I don't know what the "pinecone" is supposed to be, but another mountain would make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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