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mruseful New Member United Kingdom 29 Posts	Posted 11/21/2014 04:38 am Hi all. It's nice to be back. Many thanks to everyone who read or answered my last post. I have now got another unknown coin for you to get your teeth into. This one is Greek but I have been unable to find anything about it at all. It could do with a bit more cleaning which may reveal more. Not sure. Anyway, have a look. Report this Post to the Staff

Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 11/21/2014 04:46 am While it has a Greek inscription, it is actually a Kushan coin, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushan_coinage Unfortunately only the top of the tamgha is visible, so it neeeds a closer look into references to determine which of the rulers it belongs to. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 11/21/2014 07:58 am Kanishka I, c.127 - 152 AD. Report this Post to the Staff
mruseful New Member United Kingdom 29 Posts	Posted 11/21/2014 09:08 am Wow. I would never have found out the details of this coin. I assumed it was Greek and would have stopped there. I have never heard of Kanishka I or even Kushan. You can certainly see the 'Tamgha' shown in your supplied link. One learns something new everyday. I really appreciate the help you have all given me. Would the coin have some value? I will have to do a lot more reading, I think. Keep an eye out for my next unknown coin as I'm sure I can dig out some more. Cheers. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 11/21/2014 09:15 am Pretty common type. If you do an advanced search on "Kanishka I" at Vcoins, I'm sure you'll see many similar - and you'll get a sense of what they're going for. Report this Post to the Staff
mruseful New Member United Kingdom 29 Posts	Posted 11/21/2014 1:45 pm Many thanks to everyone for all your help. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/21/2014 2:44 pm Definitely Kushan, most likely Kanishka I or II. Here is an excellent refence to all coins from the Eastern empires. http://coinindia.com/ Report this Post to the Staff
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