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Pillar of the Community
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Ill give a hint. This particular coin was found on the indian sub continent.
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Pillar of the Community
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Sorry I don't see a bust.
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Pillar of the Community
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Its a very abstract coin - they only minted a few types and they all have this kind of thing going on. Ill post the whole thing - as if it will help.  I originally thought this was just a load of quiggles until I researched the type. |
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Wow, even with the whole coin showing I still have no idea.
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Pillar of the Community
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Shri Lanka 9-13th century. King or queen? No idea.
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Pillar of the Community
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The guy did indeed step foot in Sri Lanka - unfortunatetly, while he was there, he laid waste to the ancient city of Anuradhapura (A city older than Rome) destroying so much that it was abandoned for the first time in nearly 2000 years.
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I don't have any reference material on these types of coins. I can't even make a guess.
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Pillar of the Community
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The internet is your reference material!
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Pillar of the Community
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Hum the Cholans were in south India and frequent Sri Lanka, with a few expansive kings. I know the name of only one Rajaraja "the Cholan" .
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Yeah, tried that. No help.
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Pillar of the Community
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You got it! Raja Raja Chola - 'The Octopus King' hes often called because it looks like he has 6 legs. Heres a diagram to show whats king and whats seat. One side is 'Seated King' and the other 'standing king'. As you can see, the reverse is a much messier affair. Heres a diagram showing seated king vs seat.  Mine has been worn down and so it only seems to have 5 legs. These coins are dirt cheap - only a few quid for a nicer example than mine. |
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That was a tough one, good job Nate.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yay! That was a stab in the dark. Now au have to get something together! Great one Ben! I also have to look up your "Euro-slang" quid?
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Pillar of the Community
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Ah "a quid" a single British pound sterling, 1 euro or an Irish pound. I never heard that before. The equivalent of our "buck." Interesting!
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Ha good luck fellas, this should keep you busy for a while...  |
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