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Owning teeny pieces of history
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Indo-Scythian Azes II (35 - 12 BC)
Coin shows bull, symbol of Hinduism; and lion, symbol of Buddhism. Greek and Kharoshti legend.
Kushan - Vasudeva (Bazodeo) I (191 - 225)
First Hindu Kushan king; coin shows the king, and Shiva with bull.
Kushan, Ardoxo
Bahmani Sultanate
Friday, August 22, 2008
Victoria Empress
Quarter Anna, 1896
Victoria Queen
Half Anna 1862
George V
2 Anna, 1919
George VI
Quarter Anna, 1941
2 Anna 1943
1 Anna, 1944
1 Pice, 1945
Monday, August 18, 2008
Akbar Narnol mint AH 964
963 AH, 1556
Cumberland Jack
To Hanover
Kushan imitation coin from Orissa
Crude cast imitation issued in Puri, 3rd century AD
Barbarian imitation of Kushan coin
Hyderabad Feudatory, Elichpur
I'm not sure, but I think the coin shows the mythical tiger Shardula, and is thus from the Wodeyar dynasty of Mysore (Correct me if I'm wrong).
Interesting German token
Sex-taler, Gepragt in Deutschland
Last British Indian Rupee
1947, nickel, George VI
Far East Unidentified
Chinese coin
Unidentified
Two Gwalior coins (Early 20th century)
East India Company, Bombay Presidency
1835 Half Anna
1833 Quarter Anna
EIC
George V Half Rupee
Silver, 1918
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Delhi Sultan Tanka
AH 917 1501-02, Sultan Sikander II Lodi, Debased Silver
Victoria One Rupee
Silver 1880
Kushan coins
Vima Takto (80 - 105), Soter Megas (The Great Saviour) Coin. Bust and King on Horseback
Kanishka (127 - 147). King Kanishka and Oisho
(Above and Below) King Kanishka (127-147) and God Vado (Vayu)
King Huvishka (155 - 187). The king on an Elephant and Sun Goddess Mioro
Aurangzeb Narnol mint
Can anybody identify?
Urdu Zafar Qarin mint dam of Akbar
Unidentified
Can anybody identify? Possibly Gadhiya c 1200s
Unidentified
Can anybody identify?
Bull and Horseman Jitals
Mohammed bin Sam, better known as Muhammed Ghori (1162 - 1206), India's first Muslim ruler. Delhi Sultan. Debased silver
Lohar Dynasty, Harsha Raja Deva (1089-1101)
Aurangzeb Silver Rupee
1101 AH 1690, regnal year 33, Khambayat mint
Akbar copper dams
Upper coin is Akbar Dam, Ajmer mint , AH- 984, lower is ' Malpur" mint, AH 985
Mysore 1840s
Under British protection
Gupta coin
Skandagupta (455 - 480), Western Provinces. Silver Drachm
Maratha Confederacy
In the name of Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II
, regnal year 39. Silver Rupee
Portuguese Indian Half Tanga
1903 King Carlos
Punch marked coin
Possibly period of Chandragupta Maurya (321 - 297 BC)
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Indo-Scythian Azes II (35 - 12 BC)
Kushan - Vasudeva (Bazodeo) I (191 - 225)
Kushan, Ardoxo
Bahmani Sultanate
Victoria Empress
Victoria Queen
George V
George VI
Akbar Narnol mint AH 964
Cumberland Jack
Kushan imitation coin from Orissa
Barbarian imitation of Kushan coin
Hyderabad Feudatory, Elichpur
Interesting German token
Last British Indian Rupee
Far East Unidentified
Chinese coin
Two Gwalior coins (Early 20th century)
East India Company, Bombay Presidency
George V Half Rupee
Delhi Sultan Tanka
Victoria One Rupee
Kushan coins
Aurangzeb Narnol mint
Urdu Zafar Qarin mint dam of Akbar
Unidentified
Unidentified
Bull and Horseman Jitals
Lohar Dynasty, Harsha Raja Deva (1089-1101)
Aurangzeb Silver Rupee
Akbar copper dams
Mysore 1840s
Gupta coin
Maratha Confederacy
Portuguese Indian Half Tanga
Punch marked coin
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