Malwa Ae Unit Of Ji Shnu (4th-5th Century India)

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Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 2:46 pm While @drnsreedhar has done a great job describing and illustrating the coins of the Malwa Sultantate, this little AE Unit comes from well before the timeframe of his thread http://goccf.com/t/96344). I don't think that this particular coin has been posted to CCF yet. Malwa is located in central/northern India and there was some early thought that these coins might be Hephthalite (which was the primary spark of interest for me). The two Brahmi characters on the rev spell out Ji Shnu, who evidently is unknown as a ruler other than numismatically. The obv has a conch shell. The attribution is Pieper 1058 and MACW 4902 and it is dated to somewhere in the timeframe of 300-500 AD. I don't have either of these references, but this thread on the world of coins board was quite helpful: http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/in...opic=32894.0 I would be very grateful if anyone had more information about this coin or directions for further study. Thx! "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 04/07/2019 3:45 pm Cool little coin Dave, I'm sure either Steve or KS will be able to help. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 3:55 pm Pieper's entry is included in the worldofcoins link. "They appear to have been local dynasts of the Ujjain region as the western Malwa finspots of their scarce coins indicate. The time of issue of their coins may have been the 4th-5th century AD". If much more were known, Pieper would likely have noted it. Edited by Kushanshah 04/07/2019 4:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 6:25 pm Neat little coin! I mostly stick to silver Indian ancients, but the bronze world is equally broad and fascinating! The metal is unusually smooth for coming from India and being this old... I wonder if it is actually potin, rather than bronze? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 8:19 pm OK thx @KS and @finn for your thoughts. By "potin", do you also mean cast rather than struck? "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
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 04/07/2019 8:59 pm I honestly have no clue what exactly "potin" is made of when referring to Indian numismatics, but it was an established material. I have a few Indian potins, and they are usually clean, off-brown, and glossy. Report this Post to the Staff
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