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In 1996 or thereabouts, a small hoard of a few hundred tiny silver coins was found in northern Pakistan. Entirely new to the field of numismatics, all of these coins featured a human bust on the obverse, and either a crude fire altar, or a Maitraka-style Trident with the legend "Sri Ya Shaa Di Tya". General consensus is that these were made by the Huns, or a native kingdom imitating the Huns. There are a few dozen varieties, and they have not been officially published, so there is no reference for any type. When I saw this one for sale, I just had to have it! It is one of the finest I have seen online, and one out of just a handful of its type. India, Sindh area C. 600-700 AD AR 10mm "obol", 0.9g Bust of king right, wearing hoop earring and crown decorated with three (or four) dots, crown terminates in vertical line. Crude Swastika before. Maitraka type curved trident, Brahmi Sri Ya Shaa (Di Tya), from top going clockwise.   A nice write-up can be found here: http://www.ancientcoins.ca/yashaadi...haaditya.htmClosest match to my coin is under "Uncertain Varieties", 10th row on the left. |
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And who doesn't like a good perspective pic:  |
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And who doesn't like a good perspective pic: All things considered, probably a good thing Roosevelt dimes didn't include a swastika in the obverse fields, as on your little obol. Great little coin there, Finn. Very unusual - and therefore special. Excellent pick-up. Thanks for sharing. |
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Sometimes it boggles my mind how you ancient collectors pronounce the names of your coins.
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I've seen one of two of these before buy not in the great condition of this one. A very nice rare coin.
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Great pick-up! Between you and @drnsreedhar, I think we must have all of Indian numismatics covered.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Sometimes it boggles my mind how you ancient collectors pronounce the names of your coins. I suspect that the ones who collect Lycian Dynasts don't even try. |
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Thanks all!
@Spence, I wish that was the case! I of course focus on the Indo-Sassanian silver coinage, plus whatever other silver-issuing kingdoms suit my fancy (Indian soil is NOT kind to ancient bronzes) drnsteedhar collects mainly IPS and Mughal coins, which leaves a pretty big gap including the pre-Mauryan punchmarked coins (I have a few, but they are rare and expensive), post-Mauryan coppers (ugly), invading kingdoms (Greeks, Scythians, Parthians, Sassanians; I have a few but they aren't cheap), and then coverage is pretty spotty between the collapse of the Gupta empire and the Muslim invasions. South India is a whole different beast and poorly understood even by the experts. We're getting there though!
Also @Roy, don't have anyone "in real life" to talk to about my collection, so I never have to worry about pronouncing it right as long as I can spell it! I work in the IT field, so Indian names are a bit more comfortable for me.
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