My Lot Of 5 Times Silver Gupta Drachms!!

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Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 6:13 pm I bought these for a whopping $18 from one of my favorite sellers All require some imagination...eh... Coin#1 India, Gupta Empire Kumaragupta I (414-455 AD) Obv. Bust of King Right Rev. Garuda wings spread standing facing front Brahmi Script- Parama-bhagavata rajahiraja sri Kumaragupta Mahedraditya Coin#2 India, Gupta Empire Scandragupta (455-480 AD) obv. Bust of King right in Kshatrapa (Western Satraps Style) rev. Parama Bhagavata Maharajadhiraja Sri Skandragupta Kramaditya "Overlord of Kings" "Great devotee of Vishnu" Coin#3 India, Gupta Empire Kumaragupta I (414-455 AD) Obv. Bust of King Right Rev. Garuda wings spread standing facing front Brahmi Script- Parama-bhagavata rajahiraja sri Kumaragupta Mahedraditya Coin#4 India, Gupta Empire Kumaragupta I (414-455 AD) Obv. Bust of King Right Rev. Garuda wings spread standing facing front Brahmi Script- Parama-bhagavata rajahiraja sri Kumaragupta Mahedraditya Coin#5 India, Gupta Empire Kumaragupta I (414-455 AD) Obv. Bust of King Right Rev. Garuda wings spread standing facing front Brahmi Script- Parama-bhagavata rajahiraja sri Kumaragupta Mahedraditya Enjoy! Edited by Ancientnoob 12/04/2012 6:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff

chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 6:17 pm you got ALL of those for 18$? WOW...very nice AN. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 6:19 pm Yes Chris I did! They are all silver they are all about 2 Grams and some are SQUARE! Report this Post to the Staff
dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 6:51 pm Can you imagine how many of these they had to examine to be able to piece together the legend? While many exist with more detail than these, seeing half of the coin on one flan is pretty normal. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 7:06 pm Interesting group, wish I knew something about this type. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 7:19 pm Thousands if not tens of thousands. Whats amazing is the level of skill and practice required to even attempt to understand what the image is, these took alot of imagination and honestly perfectly struck coins seem to also take a bit of imagination. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 7:27 pm I still cant get my head around Greek, I fear I would never get my head around these legends. Great value for $18 and a nice excuse to now pick up some Kushan coins Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 7:32 pm There are tons of these gnarly scripts, for me Brahmi is by far the gnarliest, most illegible its almost alien especially on tiny coins. The most beautiful in my opinion is Kharoshti. The easiest to understand...Latin.....Chinese forget it, I don't think I can even try that...I took classes in Japanese and went to Japan for a while and that was hard enough... Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 7:49 pm I can do anything with numbers and consider myself a conservative 'above average' at most things but I have a major problem with languages, spoken or written. I just don't get it and never will, its like trying to teach a Kardashian to act like a lady. Shame as it severely limits the areas I collect. Report this Post to the Staff
bmanofnbc Pillar of the Community United States 1424 Posts	Posted 12/04/2012 8:59 pm Quote: its like trying to teach a Kardashian to act like a lady. Good luck with that! Report this Post to the Staff
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