Ancient Indian Coins Book By Pieper?

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Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6458 Posts	Posted 12/04/2023 5:04 pm I have zero experience with ancient coins, but I ran across one this weekend that I was curious about. It is listed by a plate or page in a book described as "Pieper". He seems to be a fellow who wrote books on ancient Indian and Asian coins. I searched Numista, and although it has other coins and images from those books, it did not have the ebay coin in question. Does anyone know a different or better site to try, or just outright own the book? Report this Post to the Staff

Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 12/04/2023 7:01 pm Wilfried Pieper has authored several books on Indian coins. I don't know whether a single numbering system is used or not. I wouldn't waste my time with Numista, however. It's not very useful for early coins. The database of record for Indian and other oriental coins is https://zeno.ru/ Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 12/04/2023 8:08 pm @brand, can you please post a link to the auction? Maybe we can help you with the attribution. "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
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6458 Posts	Posted 12/05/2023 11:40 am https://www.ebay.com/itm/355234646595 I checked Zeno as advised. They had many similar coins, but not this particular one. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 12/05/2023 10:27 pm In my opinion it's not possible to attribute the ebay coin from the photos. Here is an example of Pieper 581 at auction, indeed the "Pieper 581", the plate specimen from the author's collection. https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=l...4108&lot=801 Edited by Kushanshah 12/05/2023 10:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Brandmeister Pillar of the Community United States 6458 Posts	Posted 12/05/2023 11:08 pm Thanks, Kushanshah. I agree, that cannot possibly be the same style of coin. I am a total novice at ancient coins, so is there another way to interpret the notation P.581? I might have arrived at Pieper myself while I was trying to research the coin. Perhaps I steered us in the wrong direction from the start. Report this Post to the Staff
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