Friday, 5 August 2016

ANCIENT COINS FOR SALE

MYSORE UDAYAR DYNASTY -
POORNAIYA 75 CASH COPPER COIN 22.67gVERY RARE


OBV : SHARTHULA - A DIFFERENT LION 
REV : 75 CASH IN ENGLISH ,KANNADA ,PERSIAN TOO

south indian coin catalogue 
ref no #189 /220

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Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, who was born at Srirangapatna, was the son of Khasa Chamaraja Wadiyar IX ( who was born at Arokottara (now Chamarajanagar) and his first wife, Maharani Kempa Nanja Ammani Avaru.[1] Chamaraja Wadiyar IX was the adopted son of Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Devi, the widow of Krishnaraja Wadiyar II. Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Devi played a major role in the development of her adopted grandson, Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, and was instrumental in his ascendancy to the Mysore throne.[2] The Wadiyars had lost the throne of Mysore to Hyder Ali in the year 1766.[3] 
Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Devi was waiting for a chance to unseat Hyder Ali and later his son Tipu Sultan, and had sent numerous feelers to the British to unseat them and hand over the kingdom to the Wadiyars. She also informed the British about the treaty between Tipu Sultan and theFrench.[4] When Tipu Sultan died at the hands of the British in 1799, she discussed about the handover of the Mysore throne, which finally led to the installation of the five-year-old Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, as the Maharaja of Mysore on 30 June 1799[5] The ceremony took place in a special pavilion constructed near the Lakshmiramana Swamy temple in Mysore.[5] being led to it by the Duke of Wellington on his right. Dewan Purnaiah was selected as the Dewan of Mysore with an indication that he should be loyal to the king till the king himself attains an age of discretion
          Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
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MYSORE KRISHNA RAJA UDAYAR 40 CASH COPPER COIN 15.67gVERY RARE


OBV : ELEPHANT FACING LEFT
REV : 40 CASH IN ENGLISH ,KANNADA ,PERSIAN TOO

south indian coin catalogue 
ref no #180 /220

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Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, who was born at Srirangapatna, was the son of Khasa Chamaraja Wadiyar IX ( who was born at Arokottara (now Chamarajanagar) and his first wife, Maharani Kempa Nanja Ammani Avaru.[1] Chamaraja Wadiyar IX was the adopted son of Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Devi, the widow of Krishnaraja Wadiyar II. Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Devi played a major role in the development of her adopted grandson, Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, and was instrumental in his ascendancy to the Mysore throne.[2] The Wadiyars had lost the throne of Mysore to Hyder Ali in the year 1766.[3]

 Maharani Lakshmi Ammani Devi was waiting for a chance to unseat Hyder Ali and later his son Tipu Sultan, and had sent numerous feelers to the British to unseat them and hand over the kingdom to the Wadiyars. She also informed the British about the treaty between Tipu Sultan and theFrench.[4] When Tipu Sultan died at the hands of the British in 1799, she discussed about the handover of the Mysore throne, which finally led to the installation of the five-year-old Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, as the Maharaja of Mysore on 30 June 1799[5] The ceremony took place in a special pavilion constructed near the Lakshmiramana Swamy temple in Mysore.[5] being led to it by the Duke of Wellington on his right. Dewan Purnaiah was selected as the Dewan of Mysore with an                                                                indication that he should be loyal to the king till the king himself                                                                 attains an age of discretion
Krishnaraja Wodeyar III

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KANISHKA I 127-151 A.D ANCIENT COPPER HORSE COIN 11.41g VERY RARE

Obverse: Kanishka standing, clad in heavy Kushan coat and long boots, flames emanating from shoulders,  holding a standard in his left hand, and making a sacrifice over an altar. Greek legend 
 ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΚΑΝΗϷΚΟΥ "[coin] of Kanishka, king of kings".

Reverse: Standing Helios in Hellenistic style, forming a benediction gesture with the right hand.a horse incribted indicates ASWAMETHA YAAGA 
 Legend in Greek script: ΗΛΙΟΣ Helios. Kanishka 
                                                                                     monogram (tamgha) to the left.

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Kanishka was a Kushan of probable Yuezhi ethnicity. His native language is unknown. The Rabatak inscription uses a Greek script, to write a language described as Arya (αρια) – most likely a form of Bactrian native to Ariana (an area similar to modern Afghanistan), which was an Eastern Iranian language of the Middle Iranian period.[2] However, this was likely adopted by the Kushans to facilitate communication with local subjects. It is not certain, what language the Kushan elite spoke among themselves. If controversial theories connecting the Kushans and/or Yuezhi to the medieval Agni-Kuchi ("Tocharian") peoples of the Tarim Basin are correct, 


Kanishka may have spoken a form of Tocharian – a "centum" Indo-European language. (Whereas Iranian languages such as Bactrian were "satem" languages.) 

Kanishka's coins portray images of IndianGreekIranian and even Sumero-Elamitedivinities, demonstrating the religious syncretism in his beliefs. Kanishka's coins from the beginning of his reign bear legends in Greek language and script and depict Greek divinities. Later coins bear legends in Bactrian, the Iranian language that the Kushans evidently spoke, and Greek divinities were replaced by corresponding Iranian ones. All of Kanishka's coins – even ones with a legend in the Bactrian language – were written in a modified Greek script that had one additional glyph (Ϸ) to represent /š/ (sh), as in the word 'Kushan' and 'Kanishka

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KANISHKA I 127-151 A.D ANCIENT COPPER COIN 11.18gVERY RARE


Obverse: Kanishka standing, clad in heavy Kushan coat and long boots, flames emanating from shoulders, holding a standard in his left hand, and making a sacrifice over an altar. Greek legend  ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΚΑΝΗϷΚΟΥ "[coin] of Kanishka, king of kings".

Reverse: Standing Helios in Hellenistic style, forming a benediction gesture with the right hand. Legend in                                                                                         Greek script: ΗΛΙΟΣ Helios. Kanishka monogram                                                                                           (tamgha) to the left.
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Kanishka was a Kushan of probable Yuezhi ethnicity. His native language is unknown. The Rabatak inscription uses a Greek script, to write a language described as Arya (αρια) – most likely a form of Bactrian native to Ariana (an area similar to modern Afghanistan), which was an Eastern Iranian language of the Middle Iranian period.[2] However, this was likely adopted by the Kushans to facilitate communication with local subjects. It is not certain, what language the Kushan elite spoke among themselves. If controversial theories connecting the Kushans and/or Yuezhi to the medieval Agni-Kuchi ("Tocharian") peoples of the Tarim Basin are correct, Kanishka may have spoken a form of Tocharian – a "centum" Indo-European language. (Whereas Iranian languages such as Bactrian were "satem" languages.)




Kanishka's coins portray images of IndianGreekIranian and even Sumero-Elamitedivinities, demonstrating the religious syncretism in his beliefs. Kanishka's coins from the beginning of his reign bear legends in Greek language and script and depict Greek divinities. Later coins bear legends in Bactrian, the Iranian language that the Kushans evidently spoke, and Greek divinities were replaced by corresponding Iranian ones. All of Kanishka's coins – even ones with a legend in the Bactrian language – were written in a modified Greek script that had one additional glyph (Ϸ) to represent /š/ (sh), as in the word 'Kushan' and 'Kanishka'



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CLEOPATRA - AULETS 55 B.C - 51 BC COPPER COIN 14.79g VERY RARE






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Cleopatra VII Philopator (GreekΚλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; 69[1] – August 12, 30 BC[2]), known to history simply as Cleopatra, was the last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, shortly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. After her reign, Egypt became a province of the then-recently established Roman Empire.
Cleopatra was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, a family of Macedonian Greek[3] origin that ruled Egypt after Alexander the Great's death during the Hellenistic period. The Ptolemies, throughout their dynasty, spoke Greek[4] and refused to speak Egyptian, which is the reason that Greek as well as Egyptian languages were used on official court documents such as the Rosetta Stone.[5] By contrast, Cleopatra did learn to speak Egyptian[6] and represented herself as the reincarnation of an Egyptian goddess, Isis.




SILVER COIN OF CLEOPATRA-AULETS




Cleopatra originally ruled jointly with her father, Ptolemy XII Auletes, and later with her brothers, Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV, whom she married as per Egyptian custom, but eventually she became sole ruler. As pharaoh she consummated a liaison with Julius Caesar that solidified her grip on the throne. She later elevated her son with Caesar, Caesarion, to co-ruler in name.
After Caesar's assassination in 44 BC, she aligned with Mark Antony in opposition to Caesar's legal heir, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (later known as Augustus). With Antony, she bore the twinsCleopatra Selene II and Alexander Helios, and another son, Ptolemy Philadelphus (her unions with her brothers had produced no children). After losing the Battle of Actium to Octavian's forces, Antony committed suicide. Cleopatra followed suit. According to tradition, she killed herself by means of an asp bite on August 12, 30 BC.[7] She was outlived by Caesarion, who was declared pharaoh by his supporters, but soon killed on Octavian's orders. Egypt then became the Roman province of Aegyptus.

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INDO-GREEK MENANDER 155-130 COPPER COIN 14.10g VERY RARE



Obv: Greek legend, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ (BASILEOS SOTEROS MENANDROU) lit. "Of Saviour King Menander".

Rev: Kharosthi legend: MAHARAJASA TRATARASA MENAMDRASA "Saviour King Menander". 
Athenaadvancing right, with thunderbolt and shield. 
Taxilamint mark

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Menander I Soter (Ancient GreekΜένανδρος Α΄ ὁ ΣωτήρMénandros A' ho Sōtḗr, "Menander I the Saviour"; known in Indian Palisources as Milinda) was an Indo-Greek King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom (165/[3]/155[3] –130 BC) who established a large empire in Northwestern regions of South Asia and became a patron of Buddhism.
Menander was initially a king of Bactria. After conquering the Punjab[2] he established an empire in South Asia stretching from theKabul River valley in the west to the Ravi River in the east, and from the Swat River valley in the north to Arachosia (the Helmand Province). Ancient Indian writers indicate that he launched expeditions southward into Rajasthan and as far east down the Ganges River Valley as Pataliputra (Patna), and the Greek geographer Strabo wrote that he "conquered more tribes than Alexander the Great."
Large numbers of Menander’s coins have been unearthed, attesting to both the flourishing commerce and duration of his realm. Menander was also a patron of Buddhism, and his conversations with the Buddhist sage Nagasena are recorded in the important Buddhist work, the Milinda Panha (“The Wisdom of Milinda”; pañña in Pali language = wisdom). After his death in 130 BC, he was succeeded by his wife Agathokleia who ruled as regent for his son Strato I. Buddhist tradition relates that he handed over his kingdom to his son and retired from the world, but Plutarch relates that he died in camp while on a military campaign, and that his remains were divided equally between the cities to be enshrined in monuments, probably stupas, across his realm

"Of Saviour King Menander". British Museum
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YADHEYA DYNASTY  OF PUNJAB 300-340 A.D COPPER COIN 10.09g VERY RARE

OBV- KARTHIKEYA STANDING FACING HOLDING SCEPTRE-PEACOCK ON THE RIGHT
BRAHMI SCRIBT - YADHEYA GANASYA JAYA IN BRAHMI- MEANS VICTORY TO YATHEYA PEOPLE
REV- GODDESS DEVASENA STANDS WITH LEFT HAND ON LIP- RIGHT HAND HOLDS LOTUS 
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Yaudheya or Yaudheya Gana was an ancient confederation who lived in the area between the Indus river and the Ganges river. They find mention in Pāṇini's Ashtadhyayi and Ganapatha. There are other references to them namely in Mahabharata, Mahamayuri, BrihatsamhitaPuranas, Chandravyakarana and Kashika. As references are spanned from writings of early period to the medieval period, the chronology of Yaudheyas perhaps spans from as early as 500 BCE till 1200 CE. They were in zenith of their power from about 200 BCE to 400 CE.
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AKBAR SQUARE AH 987-1001 COPPER COIN 10.12g VERY RARE



OBV-  JALALUDEEN MOHAMED
REV- GOD IS GREAT AND ONE


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Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar(Jalal ud-Din Muhammad Akbar), also known as Shahanshah Akbar-E-Azam, Akbar the Great or Mahabali Shahanshah (15 october 1542 – 27 October 1605), was the third Mughal Emperor. He was of Timurid descent; the son of Humayun, and the grandson of Babur, the ruler who founded the Mughal dynasty in India. At the end of his reign in 1605 the Mughal empire covered most of the northern and central India and was one of the most powerful empires of its age.

 Akbar was thirteen years old when he ascended the Mughal throne in Delhi, following the death of his father Naseeruddin Muhammad Humayun. During his reign, he eliminated military threats from the powerful Pashtun descendants of Sher Shah Suri, and at the Second Battle of Panipat he defeated the newly self-declared Hindu king Hemu. It took him nearly two more decades to consolidate his power and bring all the parts of northern and central India into his direct realm. He influenced the whole of the Indian Subcontinent as he ruled a greater part of it as an emperor. As an emperor, Akbar solidified his rule by pursuing diplomacy with the powerful Hindu Rajput caste, and by admitting Rajput princesses in his harem

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JAHANGIR SQUARE AH 1020- AD 1611 COPPER COIN 9.55g VERY RARE TYPE NO 147

OBV - BAASAH AKBAR`S SON JAHANGIR SHAH
REV- GOD BLESSINGS  STUCK AT AHMEDABAD 

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Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Mohammad Khan Salim, known by his imperial name Jahangir (Persian name) "conqueror of the world" (August 31, 1569 – November 7, 1627), was the fourth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627. His throne name Jahangir means 'conqueror of the world', 'world-conqueror' or 'world-seizer' (Jahan = world, gir the root of the Persian verb gereftan, gireftan = to seize, to grab). Much romance has gathered around his name, and the tale of his illicit relationship with the Mughal courtesan, Anarkali, has been widely adapted into the literature, art and cinema of India.
Jahangir was the eldest surviving son of Mughal Emperor Akbar and was declared successor to his father from an early age. Impatient for power, however, he revolted in 1599 while Akbar was engaged in the Deccan. Jahangir was defeated, but ultimately succeeded his father as Emperor in 1605 because of the immense support and efforts of the ladies in Akbar's harem like Ruqaiya Sultan BegumSalima Sultan Begum and his grandmother Maryam Makani. The ladies wielded considerable influence over Akbar and favoured Jahangir as his successor. The first year of Jahangir's reign saw a rebellion organised by his eldest son Khusrau. The rebellion was soon put down; Khusrau was brought before his father in chains. After subduing and executing nearly 2000 members of the rebellion, Jahangir blinded his renegade son 

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JAHANGIR 1618-1627 ZODIAC COPPER COIN SET OF 12 COINS APPROXIMATE 10g WEIGHT EACH COIN VERY RARE 







OBV- ZODIAC SIGNS ARIES,TAURUS,GEMINI,CANCER,LEO,VIRGO,
LIBRA,CORPIO,SAGGITARIUS,CAPRICORN,AQUARIUS,PISCES
REV- ASTAVARKA CALCULATION OF ZODIAC
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In 1618 AD, Jehangir brought out an unusual and exclusive type of gold and silver coins be­aring the zodiac signs. These coins are re­markable in their execution and fabric. They are now scarce as Jehangir's successor, Shan Jahan withdrew them and melted them. Nurjahan established her authority during 1624-1627 AD, and issued coins with the emperor's name on one side and her name on the other side. These coins bear the mint's name—Surat. Patna or Lahore. She issued gold coins with the couplet "Ja hukm Shah Jehangir Yaft Shud Zeaur Ba-nam Nurjahan Badshah Begum". Translated, it means "By order of Shan Jehangir, gold attained a hun­dred beauties when the name of Nurjahan Badshah Begum was placed on it." Jehangir's health failed due to over drinking. All his Four sons contested their right to the throne. Khur-ram (Shah Jahan), the favourite son of Nurjahan, took over on the 14th of February. 1628. Jehangir, though a man of letters and with aesthetic taste did not gain popularity but was known for his sense of justice.
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VIJAYANAGARA DYNASTY  5 COINS SET 
OBV-DOUBLE HEADED PEACOCK/EAGLE HAS  ELEPHANT IN ITS PEAKS / LEGS
REV- SRI PRATAPA ACHUTA RAYA IN DEVANAGARI
OBV-HANUMAN HOLDS MOUNTAIN IN RIGHTHAND -SWORD IN HIS HIP
REV-SRI VEERA BUKKA RAYALU IN DEVANGARI
OBV- LAKSHMI / SIVAPARVATHI SEATED
REV- SRI PRATAPA KRISHNA RAYA 

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Bukka (1356–1377 CE) (also known as Bukka Raya I) was an emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from the Sangama Dynasty.[1][2]Bukka patronised Telugu poet Nachana Soma.
COIN -HANUMAN
Krishnadevaraya (IAST Kṛṣṇa Deva Rāya) was the greatest emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire who reigned from 1509–1530.[2]He is the third ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty. Presiding over the empire at its zenith, he is regarded as an icon by many Indians. 
COIN -LAKSHMI AND SIVAPARVATHI
Achyuta Deva Raya (1529–1542 CE) was a ruler of a Vijayanagara Empire of South India. He was the younger brother of Krishna Deva Raya, whom he succeeded in 1529.
COIN -DOUBLE HEADED PEACOCK-AND DOUBLE HEADED EAGLE
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CHINA  5 EMPEROR`S COIN 5 COIN SET

OBV-  1 SHUNZHI TONG BAO / 2. KANXI TONG BAO/3. YONG ZHENG TONG BAO/4.QUAN LONG TONG BAO/5.JIA QING TONG BAO
REV- BOARD OF REVENUE MINT MARK
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The Shunzhi Emperor[nb 1] (15 March 1638 – 5 February 1661), formerly romanized as the Shun-chih Emperor, was the thirdemperor of the Qing dynasty and the first Qing emperor to rule over China
The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 1654 – 20 December 1722) was the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty,[1] the first to be born on Chinese soil south of the Shanhai Pass near Beijing, and the second Qing emperor to rule over that part of China, from 1661 to 1722.
The Yongzheng Emperor (Chinese雍正帝) (13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), born Yinzhen (胤禛), was the fifth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty
The Qianlong Emperor (25 September 1711 – 7 February 1799) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper
The Jiaqing Emperor (Chinese嘉慶帝pinyinJiāqìng DìWade–GilesChia1-ch'ing4 Ti4MongolianSayishiyaltu Yirugertu Khaan, 13 November 1760 – 2 September 1820), personal name Aisin Gioro Yongyan, was the seventh emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty










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