Random Ebay Find - India, Burma AR Unit Of Dhritichandra 597-600 Ad

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 02/20/2019 3:29 pm I forgot how good it feels to make an impulse buy. SpotteD this one on ebay as "unknown Indian ancient coin" and won it "Big Mac Meal" cheap! I recognized the Trident as coming from post-Gupta eastern India, and started digging. I came up with a rough attribution of the Chandra dynasty, Arakan kingdom. A member on another forum kindly lent a hand in reading the legend; Dhr Ti Cha Ndra. Dhritichandra appears on the Arakan kings list as ruling from 597-600 AD, but is not otherwise known. Best part is, neither are his large coins! This type is unpublished, and major auction archives don't have any examples of his full denomomation, just fractions. There is a decent chance this coin is unique. India, Arakan (Burma) Dhritichandra 597-600 AD AR Unit 25mm, 4.18g (originally probably 27-30mm and 5-5.5g) Obv: Zebu reclining left, wearing necklace, Dhritichandra above, all within border Rev: Trishula topped with sun and crescent moon, surrounded by ornate border The edges have become brittle and mostly snapped off in the past 1400 years. Fortunately, the rest of the coin is stable and nothing important was lost to the breakage. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/20/2019 3:54 pm Excellent find, don't really see many of these for sale. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 02/21/2019 08:37 am Nice coin.....Rare Rare!...You do find some interesting pieces....Good catch I know your into the history...Here's some light reading you might like.. http://www.kaladanpress.org/images/...Vaishali.pdf Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34408 Posts	Posted 02/21/2019 5:57 pm Interesting coin. The brittle nature of the coin edges kinda reminds me of the coins of the Gepids. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/21/2019 6:18 pm Dave, congrats on making your 10,000 post. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 02/21/2019 9:04 pm Congratulations on a very Interesting coin. People sleep on ebay, but I've found some of my greatest finds there. You can sometimes (as in this case) get very lucky on one of those "unknown" finds. Report this Post to the Staff
DoctorBurnzy Pillar of the Community United States 1378 Posts	Posted 02/21/2019 9:43 pm Nice. Hope you got a good price. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 02/22/2019 2:55 pm Thanks all! And congrats on becoming a bedrock, @Spence! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34408 Posts	Posted 02/22/2019 2:56 pm "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 Report this Post to the Staff
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