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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Having watched several members post their Indian coins I thought I would dip my toe in the water  Knowing very little I opted for a cheap coin that wouldn't hurt if it isn't genuine, happy to pay a few pounds for the education  Sold unattributed, believed to be Bhartrdaman. The 1st coin on the list maybe ? http://coinindia.com/galleries-bhartrdaman.html    Opinions welcome, does it look ok and did I do alright for my 1st go ? |
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 United States
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Not really my area of collecting (yet?!), but looks like a pretty nice pick-up to me.  "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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Pillar of the Community
United States
7066 Posts |
Nice one. Yeah, that bug does seem to be spreading around here. I think Echizento is patient zero!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Nice one! I haven't had the time to really get into the swing of learning to match the Brahmi legends to ID mine, but they are fun little coins to collect. I have never seen one faked before, and "shiny" ones go for about $5-9 unattributed on ebay. |
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United States
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I really like these little drachms of the Western Satraps. I wish I would have completed the series before they have gotten so expensive. This is a very nice example, it's seldom to find these struck where all the legend is visible.   Nahapana 32-77 AD |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
The Nahapana issue is especially interesting in that it is the only example (AFAIK) that has an only somewhat blundered "Greek" legend. I saw one on ebay once that had something like "NAHAP---CHXX--IOX" |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Be careful, once you catch the bug, the prognosis is not good...  |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
 United Kingdom
701 Posts |
Thanks for the comments guys. Nice coins Ron & Finn & thanks for the inspiration Bob, Ron, David, Finn & turtlefoot. At £4.80 ( $6 ) I couldn't turn it down, seemed so cheap so I had to have it  Now I want 1 of those square ones with punchmarks |
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United States
6130 Posts |
 One of us! One of us! |
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United States
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You have to add a coin by Azes I/II.
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Posted 08/23/2016 08:59 am
