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---------------------------------------------------- Copper Types ---------------------------------------------------- I got all of these in a single job lot, and haven't seen any since. They were all heavily worn and heavily corroded, so I have forgone the standard 2x2 image resolution to ensure I am capturing all the details. 7.05 11mm 3.55g   Here we see a copper variant of 7.01, with a dot for an eye. There is a character behind the ear; I am not sure if this is the standard "Ja" or something else. Not much fire altar to speak of here. |
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7.06 12mm 3.83g   Despite the extremely heavy wear, this is the heaviest coin of this type. We can see the full "Ja" behind the head, as well as the nose shape. I don't think this one has an "eye". Only the center of the fire altar is present. |
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7.07 11mm 3.35g   This one is extremely corroded, but we can see a little bit of an eye and what appears to be the vertical lines of the ribbon. The bowl and flames of the fire altar are present on the reverse, and there is a star at the center, rather than any characters. |
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7.08 12mm 3.21g   Interestingly, the eye on this coin is a circle; we'll see that again in the Sri Omkara series later. A good deal of the reverse is present, showing that these coins also have the arms of the attendants, but it's difficult to tell if the dots above are randomly placed. |
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Btw, Steve, safe to say the "7.05," "7.06," etc., are officially "Finn Numbers" for the types?
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Thanks for those links, Bob! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled; I like how in addition to the "Sri" added to the center of the fire altar, there also seems to be a miniature Gadhaiya-style head on the left side. I also stumbled on these last night, either a very late form or cousin of the "Unusual Nose" type: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/co...Default.aspxAnd as for the numbers, that was my original intent, although truth be told I may have to revise them somewhat. For example, since starting this thread I have almost doubled the number of coins I have to represent Series 1, and I hope to fill out some of the styles I know I am still missing. |
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Series 8 - Horseman type Area - Konkan (West-Central coast, south of Gujarat) or Malwa Time period - 950-1300 AD? Attributed to - Silaharas of Konkan, or Rajput kingdoms of Malwa Overall rarity - Very Scarce Price range - $25-50 Fabric Flan diameter - Small Die size - Much larger than flan Typical centering - Fair Strike quality - Very Good Thickness - Thick Weight - 4.1 - 4.5g Typical wear - Light Silver purity - Medium Design Engraving skill - Fair Design relief - High This type tends to be attributed to the Silahara dynasty. It is very similar to the "Ja" type, but a critical difference is that they have an ear very similar to the Gadhaiya Paisa, rather than the "Ja" symbol of later coins. On the reverse we see a scene depicting a cavalry battle: a horseman with a raised arm is attacking one foot soldier in front of him while his horse tramples another on the ground. The reverse comes with a decent variety of stylization, ranging from very realistic to very abstracted. 8.01 16mm 4.13g   This example is unusually large compared to most specimens. The portrait takes the shape of the Malwa coins with eyes, but is more spread. We can see a bit of the horizontal ribbon lines, but sadly none of the curly part. The eye here presents as a semi-circle, and the ear is closer to the highly stylized late Gadhaiya Paisa. The reverse is of somewhat better style than typical, showing a good deal of care in the horse, and the fallen foot soldier is clearly trying to shield his face from being trampled. 8.02 13mm 4.41g   This example curiously is much smaller than 8.01, but is so thick it actually weighs more. The portrait is of the same style, but more squat so it fits almost as well, and the reverse is similarly compressed; we cannot see all of the soldier being trampled, but we can see most of the horseman, part of his foe to the front, and a little bit of the sun above them. |
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Well, as you have all probably noticed, Photobucket's new third party hosting policy has taken a crow bar to this thread's knees. While I could update the images one by one, I have plenty of revisions and reorganizations to make. After some consideration, I think it is time to scuttle this thread and start over fresh.
Thanks to all who have been following this thread, and for all the kind and encouraging words!
Going forward, I think I will be making a separate thread for the coins in a particular series, that way the door is open for updates if/when I am able to add more.
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I'll fix it, gimme an hour.
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I have web-friendly images for all of my coins, but to illustrate what I mean by reorganizations, I have decided to move 2.01 back up to Series 1, I have about 11 other coins to add to Series 1, I need to redact my assessment on when the attendants become homogenous, and I am also going to just merge series 2 and 2a back together.
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Forum Dad
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Do you want me to stop fixing it?
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Oh man, I wish I could see your coin pics! The new third party hosting policy at photobucket has got me in a bind also, I've been putting all my stuff on there, I"m trying to figure out where to go now. All the pics I've posted today I've downloaded from photobucket then UPLOADED here. Like this one, here's a file altar...  Arab Bukhara, Abassid Caliph Al-Mahdi, 775-785 AD. Billon drachm. O: Bust right, Arabic legend behind (Al-Madhi), Sogdian legend before. R: Fire altar, head right. 26 mm, 2.5 g |
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...here's a file altar... Excellent coin! |
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Real interesting coin Chris. Got see about getting one of these. Thanks for posting it.
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