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Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 8:14 pm The last coin in each row looks like a 'ring-in' but what do I know. These bronze coins are 16/15 mm wide and about 2 mm thick. I cannot give you a weight as I cannot find my scales at present . Any help to identify any or all of these coins would be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 8:36 pm Here are the same photos on a white background. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 8:37 pm Not much detail to go by, but I'm thinking they might be Kushan. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 17012 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 9:09 pm I believe the one at bottom right is a ring-in: I think it's modern Indian States. The triangle-thing, at least, makes me think of the coinage of the state of Bundi. Quote: I'm thinking they might be Kushan. Top right is certainly Kushan, or at least copying a Kushan coin accurately enough to include the Kushan Tamgha, the ankh-trident shape to the left of the standing figure. Compare with this Soter Megas coin. 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
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7067 Posts	Posted 07/30/2014 10:44 pm Agreed: the tamgha symbol to the left of the figure in the upper right coin would indeed suggest Kushan. As Sap states, the coin could well be a small AE unit of Vima Takto (Soter Megas), c. 80 â€" 100 AD (Senior ISCH B14 type), which features Shiva standing, facing, holding a long sceptre, with the three-pronged tamgha to the left. The reverse image you show is just too far gone to confirm. Some similar obverses: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...head_113.jpg http://www.anythinganywhere.com/com...ma2921-2.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
Topcat7 Pillar of the Community 1121 Posts	Posted 07/31/2014 03:16 am Thank-you everyone. Enough tips there to send me on my way. Thanking you, again, ('til next time) Report this Post to the Staff
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