Posted by slang on May 31, 2010
See earlier the history of India Kushan Empire
Below are some more beautiful gold ancient coins relating to that era:

Kushan, Kanishka I (120-146 AD), Gold Dinar, 6.66g, legend around king standing left, holding sceptre and sprinkling incense over an Iranian fire-altar, rev LROOASPO , god Drvaspa (a Zoroastrian god of horses) standing and holding out a wreath over the head of a horse, tamgha in field left

Kushan, Vasu Deva and Successors (late 3rd - early 4th century), Gold Stater, 7.86g, Vasu in field right, king standing left, holding trident and sprinkling incense over altar, trident in field left, letters Bha - Ga across field, rev Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing

Kushan, Shaka (c.300-330 AD), Gold Stater, 7.67g, Sita below arm, Shaka in right field, king standing left, trident in field left, letter Bhi by altar, rev Goddess Ardoksho enthroned facing
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Numismatic Book on Gold coins of Samudera Pasai and Aceh by J.Leyten

A page of the book
For those who enjoy collecting Pasai and Acheh Gold coin, the above book might be a good reference. { see earlier articles on these gold coin in this coin site }
Posted by slang on May 29, 2010
This is another numismatic books of Malacca coins published in 1970,written by William Shaw and Mohd Kassim Haji Ali ( earlier was “Coins of Northern Malaya)

Numismatic book on Malacca coins

This is a 21 pages small booklet/numismatic material solely narrating on the Malacca coins. There are coins pictures on Malacca coins taken from The National Museum Kuala Lumpur, The National Museum, Singapore and The British Museum,London. It narrates about coin coinage of the Malay Sultanate c.1400-1511 A.D under the various Sultan reign, The Portuguese Occupation 1511-1641 and then finally The Dutch Occupation 1641-1795