Kushan Kanishka AV Stater (c.AD130-158), a Buddha standing on reverse

Posted by slang on August 29, 2009

Kushan Kanishka AV Stater (c.AD130-158), a Buddha standing on reverse

The Kushans , a Central Asian people who had settled in Afghanistan during the second sentury BC, extended their empire into India during the late first century AD. By the end of the second century AD their coinage was well established in Northern India and had a considerable influence on local coins.

Normally, the Kushan coins depicted the potrait of the Kushan King on the front, normally as a full-length figure sacrificing at an altar, but on some issues riding on an elephant or seated on a throne. The back always showed a god or goddess. Both sides were inscribed in the Kushan language written in Greek script. Coins were struck in both copper and gold, the first time gold coinage has been issued in India. The copper coins were imitated in many areas, both unofficially as in Orissa and officially by local tribal groups like the Yaudheyas and Kotas in the Punjab.

India Mysore Gold Pagoda Coin

Posted by slang on August 27, 2009

Below is an India Mysore gold Pagoda dated AH1174-97(AD1761-82), KM#15. It is #11.5mm and weighed 3.4gram

India Mughal Empire Gold Mohur With Aries(Ram)

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One of the beautiful ancient  India Mughal Empire Gold Mohur which had the theme of the twelve ZODIAC signs. From 1613 Sultan Jahangir, the second Mughal emperor(1605-27) issued a series of coin decorated on the front with zodiac symbols,indicating the month of issue.

The Mughals ensured that the inscriptions were written in an elegant style. Verses are used like on a gold mohur: verse like “The face of this gold was decorated at Agrah/By Akbar’s son Jahangir Shah; on a silver rupee of Jahangir,verse like ” While the heavens still turn, let this current be;/In the name of Jahangir Shah, this Lahore money”

Append below are two very beautiful Aries And Scorpio Zodiac sign:

India Mughal Empire Gold Mohur with Aries (ram) on obverse issued in AGRA mint, AH1028

India Mughal Empire Gold Mohur with Scorpio (scorpion) on obverse issued in AGRA mint, AH1028, KM#180