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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I checked the you-know-where website for the new 2nd edition of Gupta & Hardaker. I almost hyperventilated when I saw $187! It is available from PrintsAsia for $47.50 with free shipping. A good investment, I think. Not only is it the standard reference, it magically turns $3 coins into $30 coins :) http://www.printsasia.com/book/punc...788186786352 Edited by Kushanshah
04/17/2018 12:46 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@echizento I will admit that I'm a bit skeptical. Mondal lacks formal training in the field yet claims that his work necessitates a rewrite of Indian history. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, as they say. Interesting. Thanks for the reference.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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I will keep a lookout for this book and may order it from ex library stock, if that is possible. I am lucky enough to have a professional LCS owner, who is able to track down a copy down for me. I am happy to pay for his efforts. A bit like getting rare spares for classic cars!  I am thinking about the chamfered corner on the rectangular silver panas. Perhaps the clip is a form of weight adjustment. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice coin Steve! and a very interesting thread...
Something I have noticed on your coin and others I've looked at, when a supposed identical punch symbol is used more than once eg the three standing figures, is imo that three different punches were used.The middle symbol on your coin being much smaller and number of dots varying?... Different deities? different meanings?
Paul
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@Steve I have not read the entire book only areas pertaining to the coins I have. As I said earlier the book is extensive and is about how to read an understand the meaning of the symbols on all ancient Indian coin types. I have to admit there are area's that are way over my head. I've also believed that the punch marks most have had some time of meaning and not just a group of random symbols punched into the coin. Mondal's work verifies that and shows how the punch marks form a readable and logical legend. While I'm sure he doesn't have all the answers and there are mistakes in some of his interpretations, I think this book is going to replace a some of the other references. And be the new go to reference.
@kushanshah, thank for the link to the book I've been wanting a copy but the price was a bit high. At $47 I couldn't pass it up.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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My LCS is Noble Numismatics in Sydney. They have one of the top five numismatic reference libraries in the World, with somewhere between five to ten thousand volumes.
They public auction upwards of $10 million cons per year, and take their part in the international auction scene.
www.noblenumismatics.com.au
At AUD $60, that is OK for me.
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04/17/2018 8:07 pm
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United States
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Well I ordered the Gupta & Hardarker book on 4/17 from Printsasia. The book has not shipped yet and they don't respond to inquiries. I'm starting to wonder if I will get it.
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United States
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Well it appears the Printsasia is out of business, their website doesn't work, they don't answer email's or phone calls. It's not so much the $48 I lost, but I really wanted a copy of the book.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeesh, I'm sorry to hear that  Maybe you could file a claim with paypal or your credit card company? |
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Pillar of the Community
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Any update on the book Ron?
I'm thinking of purchasing one aswell but was waiting to see your result?
Hope you sorted it out...Paul
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I was happily surprised that the book arrived today, took a month and no communication from the seller but it did show up. From what I can see of just thumbing through it is that it is and excellent well written reference and I would recommend picking up a copy if you are into punchmarked coins.
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I agree that is good news! I just love digging into a new book.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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