Need Some Help "ancient Gurus"

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teryble New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 11:14 am Hello All :) Anyone want to take a Guess? Would appreciate it! I read some posts & you guys/gals amaze me! Ancient Gurus! Thanks Tery Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 1:51 pm I don't see enough detail to be able to ID it. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 2:30 pm man, I just don't know. I thought I saw a headress of isis on the second pic, which would imply to me a seleucid reveres...but I talked myself out of it. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 4:49 pm Agree with the two above, very little detail to go on with. If I were desperate to id it, I would probably look at ancient jewish coinage first. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 7:50 pm Maybe I've been looking at too many Islamic coins lately, but I'm seeing sideways Arabic writing in the first pic. 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
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 7:55 pm Guess you are on the right track. Both images need to be turned 90 degrees clockwise. To me the bottom picture then also shows Arabic writing, even more clearly. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 10:21 pm First thought is medieval Artaqid bronze, 3/4 left facing bust with an Arabic reverse, rotate 45 clockwise. Report this Post to the Staff
teryble New Member United States 46 Posts	Posted 01/22/2015 10:47 pm Thank you all, I don't even know which side was NSEW! I bought 20 un cleaned years ago. I know some were Byz. era. I also have an old one like this, but cannot make out obv, just rounded profile & rev a cresnt moon & bump in center, reminded me of middle eastern? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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