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Cedric New Member Netherlands 3 Posts	Posted 03/25/2014 3:33 pm Does anyone know anything about the two coins pictured below. A search on the internet gave me the impression they were 2nd century Bactria or India, but I'm absolutely no expert, just curious. Thanks for the help. Report this Post to the Staff

Cedric New Member Netherlands 3 Posts	Posted 03/25/2014 3:40 pm Unfortunately I can't upload a second photo. The left coin has got an elephant on it. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/25/2014 3:54 pm to the community Going to need clearer pictures. The larger of the two looks Indian but not ancient. Without better pictures I can't see any detail on the smaller one. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16874 Posts	Posted 03/26/2014 01:54 am Neither are technically "ancient". The one on the left (with the elephant on the other side) is from the Indian state of Mysore. Compare with these on zeno.ru. The other coin is a very debased "bull-and-horseman" jital. The side visible is the "horseman" side; if you rotate it 45 degrees anticlockwise, it's "right way up", with the horse's head to the right, the "rider" in the middle and the horse's rear leg to the left. The design of these coins originated in what is now Afghanistan but were widely copied throughout central Asia, with the copies getting worse and worse over time. Early Islamic dynasties also copied all or part of the same design, adding Arabic script. Try comparing it with these zeno.ru examples. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Cedric New Member Netherlands 3 Posts	Posted 03/26/2014 09:04 am Thanks for the information. Hereby the other side of the coins. Report this Post to the Staff
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