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I bought all of the below coins for about a dollar each and was given a little information about each one. But any additional information would be greatly appreciated! 1 - Punch Mark Copper Coin, 1st Century AD, 11mm   2 - Punch Mark Copper Coin, 1st Century AD, 12mm   3 - Punch Mark Copper Coin, 1st Century AD, 11.5mm   4 - Punch Mark Copper Coin, 1st Century AD, 11mm   5 - Lead coin, from Ikshvaku Dynasty, Andhra Pradesh, 227-306 AD, elephant on obverse, Ujjain symbol on reverse. 12mm.   6 - Tamil-Nadu, Chola Dynasty, Ruler: Rajara Chola "Massa", 985-1014 AD. 17mm.   7 - Copper Coin, AD 1500's? 17mm diameter, 5.6mm thick.   8 - Copper Coin, Tamil? 1700's? 15mm.   9 - Copper Coin, Tamara Raja? 15mm.   10 - Copper Coin. 18mm. There appears to be a cross on one side with smaller crosses in each of the four fields.   11 - Copper, 10.5mm. Danish India?   |
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Please only post one or two coins per thread.
The first two coins are either later Mauryan or early Gupta empire Circa 180's BC.
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@jay1234, posting fewer coins in one thread would be helpful. Also, removing them from their 2x2s before taking pics would be helpful as the glare from the plastic film washes out the details. Finally, with respect to that lead coin, here is a link for a similar one for sale on vcoins. The description attributes it as "Michael Mitchiner, The Coinage and History of Southern India I, pp. 100-101." https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ga...Default.aspxInterestingly, I don't find that coin as having been posted here on CCF previously. Thanks for sharing! "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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Thanks for your responses. Sorry, I didn't realize that I should only post in one or two coins per thread. Should I take this delete this post and post separately with better pics?
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It is @echizento's call, but how about posting new pics, a couple coins at a time, within this thread? With clearer pics, we could probably, for example, figure out which one of these is your last coin: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/in...&p=1&x=0&y=0"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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Ok. Here are the first 2 coins. I took much better photos... 1 - Punch Mark Copper Coin, 1st Century AD, 11mm. After looking up Mauryan or early Gupta coins it appears that this coin has a caduceus on the obverse right and on the reverse. Also looks like a dharma chakra on the bottom right obverse.   2 - Punch Mark Copper Coin, 1st Century AD, 12mm. This coin has a caduceus on the obverse right and on the reverse.   |
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3rd and 4th coins below. 3 - Punch Mark Copper Coin, 1st Century AD, 11.5mm   4 - Punch Mark Copper Coin, 1st Century AD, 11mm   |
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You don't have to repost the same pictures.
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I was taking Spence's suggestion and posting better/clearer photos...
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5th and 6th coins below. 5 - Lead coin, from Ikshvaku Dynasty, Andhra Pradesh, 227-306 AD, elephant on obverse, Ujjain symbol on reverse. 12mm.   6 - Tamil-Nadu, Chola Dynasty, Ruler: Rajara Chola "Massa", 985-1014 AD. 17mm.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice group of South Asian coins there. At a buck each, I'd say you did great. Thanks for sharing.
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@jay, a coin similar to #6 has been posted here on CCF before. Compare your coin with the one on this thread: http://goccf.com/t/302349At first, I was excited because it looked like a so-called Octopus Man, but upon closer examination and comparison with my Lapa reference, I don't think that I was right. "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
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 Here's my example with the OP coin..SRI RAJA RAJA in Brahmi in two vertical lines..  |
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Ok nice. I stand corrected--that does look like an Octopus Man now the images are right-side up.
"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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