Need Help With Ancient (Kushan Empire)

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ziggy9 Valued Member United States 499 Posts	Posted 03/12/2008 1:04 pm This is a very small coin measuring only 10mm, Image: needhelp1.jpg 11.33 KB Image: needhelp2.jpg 10.96 KB Thanks for the help Richard Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 03/13/2008 03:13 am There's not much detail left there, especially on picture 2, but that spiky thing on picture 1 reminds me of very early mediaeval British coins - specifically, Anglo-Saxon "porcupine" sceats. That's my best guess at the moment. DO you have a provenance for it - where it came from, where it was found? That might help narrow down the search. 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
ziggy9 Valued Member United States 499 Posts	Posted 03/13/2008 06:56 am All that I have is what someone else labeled it. Accurate or not it is labeled "Phoenicia 1st cent. AD" Thanks Richard Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 03/16/2008 06:54 am We'll assume it's accurate unless proven otherwise. It may at least be the coin's provenance. Searching Wildwinds cities of Phoenicia I found this one that looks kind-of similar: Berytus (Beirut, Lebanon), AE9 (bronze, 9mm) of the Roman period. There are some more small bronzes listed, from Sidon and Tyre. The pics on Wildwinds aren't too unclear, but those definitely got a portrait of Tyche, which yours seems to lack. 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
valutarick Valued Member Netherlands 376 Posts	Posted 04/13/2008 6:12 pm arab-indian coin, bad condition, Kushan empire, period 150-250 AD. Kushan was a forgotten empire which has diplomatic relations with Indian, Roman and Chinese empire, until they were wiped out by the Huns. Aerea they lived was nowadays Afghanistan till Tajikistan. Edited by valutarick 04/13/2008 6:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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