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  1. I'll join the party, with a variety that hasn't been shown:
  2. After searching and searching, I have finally found the first Constans II follis! This is the fourth known specimen (as far as I know) 😀. It is die-identical to Tony Goodwin's specimen... Byzantine Empire: Constans II (641-668) Æ Follis, Constantinople, RY1 (Unpublished in Normal Sources) Obv: Constans II, wearing chlamys and crown with pendilia, standing facing, holding labarum and globus cruciger, around: ЄNTϪT-ONIKA Rev: Large m with cross above, either side and ending in exergue: ANA-NЄO-CIC, officina A, regal year 1 Dim: 24 mm; 4.23 g
  3. This particular manuscript is dated around the 19th century, but I have much older ones. Since I just got it, I need to go through the translation of the manuscript. Its a time consuming process unfortunately as I can't read all of them, so it needs to be scanned, OCRed and checked against standard references...
  4. Outstanding specimen! I am certain I have one myself, but can't find the pictures. In the meantime, here is one of my other coins... Mysore: Krishna Raja Wodeyar (1810-1868) AR Rupee (C#207) Obv: Persian legend in multiple lines - سک زد بر هفت کشور سید فضل الله خامی دین محمد شاه علم بادشاه (Sikka zad bar haft kashur saya fazl al khami din Muhammad Shah Alam badshah; Defender of the Muhammadan faith, Reflection of Divine excellence, the Emperor Shah Alam struck this coin to be current throughout the seven climates) Rev: Persian legend in multiple lines with regal year - ضرب میسور سن ۴۸ جلوس میمنت مانوس (zarb Mahisur san 48 julus mayimanat manus; Struck at Mysore in the 48th year of the auspicious reign) References Thurston, E., Coins: Catalogue No. 1, Mysore, Government Central Museum, 1888 Rice, Benjamin L., Mysore: A Gazetter Compiled for Government - Vol. I Mysore in General, Archibald, Constable and Company, 1897
  5. This one is written in Malayalam, but I have manuscripts in a wide range of South and Southeast languages, including Tamil...
  6. As you might know, I also collect manuscripts and this one came through my door a few days ago. Don't let the image fool you, its small at 5" in size. The manuscript and the stylus are tiny! The stylus is for kids to use whereas the manuscript is just small...
  7. That is a very nice strike on that coin! Which auction house was that as I must have missed it...
  8. Didn't realize there was a difference. Let me google some more...
  9. This one? https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2252&lot=344
  10. https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62556/page/n393/mode/2up
  11. Most of my main coin books are in storage in another state, so I can't look up the other references like Mitchiner. You might want to check the BMC catalogs to see if it is in there. Those should be available on archive.org.
  12. Seems to be Pieper 1491 or a variation thereof:
  13. Picked up this recent hoard of coins that I am going to be spending time classifying. The Sangam Age is typically classified as the third Sangam which lasted about 1800 years supposedly, but the coins are around 300 BCE to 300 AD from South India. These coins are hard to find in good conditions and are typically river bed finds. It includes coins from Chera, Pandya, Chola, and the Malayaman kingdoms:
  14. Outstanding luck! I bought a few coins a while ago, but haven't had the chance to photograph them yet. Just bought a ring light to take better pictures and hopefully, it will arrive in a few days. Planning on spending some quality time away from work in December, so will have more free time to do what I find relaxing: Ceylon, Pandyan Influence: Anonymous (ca 8th-9th century CE) AE Unit (Pieper 3236; MACW 5176) Obv: Humped bull seated right with lamps on either side; crescent above and platform below Rev: Two juxtaposition-ed fishes between two lamps, crescent above and platform below
  15. That is nearly impossible to get where I am! Outstanding....
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