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6 hours Southern Han Dynasty of ChinaFive Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period917 to 942 ADLead cash | 3.67 grams | 25.5mm wide | 1mm thick Obv: Qian Heng Zhong Bao (top-bottom-right-left)Rev: Blank Ref: Hartill #15.108 Next: more unusual metal - anything but AE, AR, AV

Kingdom of Mysore of south India1811 to 1833 ADIssued under Krishnaraja Wadiyar IIIAE twenty cash Next: more India

Carthagec. 220 to 210 BCAE shekel | 2.03 grams | 21.5mm wideObv: Bust of Tanit facing leftRev: Horse with 'ghost legs' standing right, head turned back left, staff in backgroundCf. Jenkins-Lewis pl. 28 8 Next: same theme!

Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt180 to 145 BCAE chalkon | 8.22 grams | 22mm wide | 3mm thickObv: Zeus-Ammon rightRev: Two eagles standing leftRef: Svoronos #1426 Next: more from Africa (Axum, Ptolemaic, Carthage, later Islamic)

Is Gratian considered late enough? Roman EmpireIssued 378 to 383 ADIssued under Gratian, mint unclearAE | 5.74 gramsObv: Pearl-diademed bust of Gratian rightRev: Emperor standing facing left, holding a kneeling woman left and Victory on globe right Next: both hands busy

6 hours Roman Gaul - Barbarous issueIssued c. 260s to 280s ADCopying the Claudius II altar type Gaul coinAE | 1.15 grams | 11x13mm wideObv: Radiate bust right with nice detailRev: Crude altar center with surrounding nondescriptive marks replacing an inscription Next: another contemporary counterfeit, fouree, imitation, etc

6 hours Kingdom of KoreaIssued 1423 to 1451 ADIssued under Sejong the GreatAE cash | 1.85 grams | 24mm wide | 1.5mm thickStrong malachite mineralization with reduced weight as a resultObv: Cho Song Tong Bo (top-bottom-right-left)Rev: Blank Ref: Mandel #10.3, Z#22952 Next: anything fifteenth century

Seleucid EmpireIssued 223 to 211 BCIssued under Antiochus III at the Antioch MintAE size E | 1.74 grams | 10mm wideObv: Bust of Apollo rightRev: BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANTIOXOY, Apollo left, leaning on bow Ref: Seleucid Coins pt1 1052, Z#293161 Next: more Antioch!

Roman EmpireIssued 406 to 408 ADIssued under Honorius at the Antioch MintAE follis | 1.28 grams | 14mm wideObv: Bust of Honorius right, star behind, DN HONORIVS PF AVGRev: Three emperors forward, GLORA ROMANORVM, ANT in exergue Next: same theme, but a nicer one please

Xin Dynasty of ChinaIssued 14 to 23 ADIssued under Wang MangAE cash | 1.15 grams | 20mm wideObv: Huo Quan (right-left)Rev: Blank Next: more usurpers!

Nice! Is it Kushan? Also, what is the next prompt?

I will keep my eye out! The ancient kingdoms of Southeast Asia are my main interest and specialty so it is always exciting to see some great coins. I actually don't have any kupangs from Samudera-Pasai, but I did have this similar coin from the Aceh Sultanate. It is currently sitting in the great SARC warehouses, awaiting a catalog placement ☺️ This topic is a game thread where we have to fit each requested theme somehow or wait 6 hours to start a new one. The full rules are on the first page. That being said, it's been 6 hours now since the last request without being filled, so I'll hijack it with my dearly missed Acehnese kupang. Aceh Sultanate of Sumatra (Indonesia)1688 to 1699 ADIssued under Sultanah Kamalat Shah, the last woman ruler of Aceh ending nearly sixty years of matriarchal ruleAV kupang | 0.57 grams | 13mm wideObv: In Arabic, Paduka Sri Sultanah Kamalat ShahRev: In Arabic, Zainat ad-Din berdaulat ShahRef: Leyten A20 Next: any coin with dotted borders

Hi ClubMix33, welcome! This isn't quite the right place to post this, it might be better to start your own thread about them. But a quick answer to your question that these are gold kupangs (kupang = denomination of 0.6 grams) from the Samudera-Pasai Sultanate of northern Sumatra, probably something like 1300-1500s AD. The bottom one in the pic may be from the neighboring state of the Aceh Sultanate. The Dutch author J. Leyten has graciously put his catalog book A Catalogue of the Gold Coins of Samudra-Pasai and Acheh online for free which will help you to attribute each coin to a specific king or queen- sultan or sultanah- the Muslim states of northern Sumatra are somewhat unique for having an interesting tradition of matriarchal rule for much of their history.

6 hours Northern Song Dynasty of ChinaIssued 1111 to 1117 ADIssued under Emperor HuizongAE cash | 3.24 grams | 24.5mm wideObv: Zheng He Tong Bao in seal script from top-bottom-right-leftRev: Blank Next: more holed coinage, intentional or not

Spanish EmpireLast issued 1641 ADIssued under Felipe IVAE 8 maravedis | 5.71 grams | 20mm wideObv: Rampant lion, above a counterstamp bearing '1641'Rev: Castle within a shield, above a counterstamp bearing 'VIII with a dot above' Next: more unusual flans!

Byzantine EmpireIssued 610 to 641 ADIssued under HeracliusAE 40 nummi | 6.08 grams | 27mm wideObv: Three emperors facing forwardRev: Large M center, cross above Next: your favorite Byzantine coin, this one is mine

I'm still not 100% sure on my attribution here, but I'm pretty sure this is from Alexander Jannaeus, ruler over Judaea from 103 to 76 BCE. Hopefully this wasn't minted in the first three years of his reign! Judaea103 to 76 BCEIssued under Alexander Jannaeus of the Hasmonean DynastyAE prutah | 1.16 grams | 14mm wideObv: Inscription within a wreathRev: Unclear Next: more first century BCE

Celtic imitation copying coin of Parionc. 480 BCE (?)Obv: Crude gorgon forwardRev: Incused pattern with raised center dotRef: Dewing 2349, see Ed Snible's webpage 'The Gorgons of Parion' which displays these Celtic imitations Next: same topic

Free Imperial City of Nurembergc. 1550 ADIssued anonymously by private merchantsBrass jeton | 3.40 grams | 30mm wideObv: Rose orb center, nonsensical pseudo-script legend outsideRev: Shield with three Fleur de lis within, topped with a crown, more nonsensical pseudo-script legend outsideRef: Unlisted? Next: anything unofficial

6 hours Siak Sultanate of Sumatrac. 1610 to 1630 ADIssued anonymouslyTin pitis | 1.97 grams | 24.5mm wide | 1mm thickObv: Sri Pangeran Ratu in crude Jawi scriptRev: Blank (uniface)Ref: Z#307736 Next: anything seventeenth century

Srivijaya Kingdom of Sumatrac. 800 to 1300 ADIssued anonymously, perhaps even by merchants or religious institutesTin bead (~0.5 grams)Obv: Fish facing rightRev: Star with 5 raysRecovered from the Musi River of Palembang Next: same theme

6 hours Elymais Kingdom of Persiac. 100 to 150 ADIssued under Phraates of the Arsacid DynastyAE drachm | 3.71 grams | 13.5x17mm wide | 4mm thickObv: King's bust facing left, to the right an anchor symbol, above that a crescent and dotRev: Dashes in a patternRef: Z#307974 Next: any 'desert patina' looking coin- I think mine is legit?

This coin has a Greek monogram at about 4 o'clock. I'm not sure what the letters are, but I think it counts. Pontus, AmisosCirca 85 to 65 BCIssued anonymouslyAE | 7.48 grams | 21mm wideObv: Aegis facing front within an octagonal borderRev: Nike walking right holding palm, AMI-ΣOYRef: SNG-BMC Black Sea#1182, Sear #3642 Next: more Nike

Here are my two Harikela coins next to each other. Kingdom of Harikelac. 600-900 ADIssued anonymously(left) AR full unit | 5.58 grams | 29.5mm wide (right) AR clipped/damaged unit | 3.84 grams | 24x28mm wideObv: Brahmi legend Harikela above a recumbent bull facing leftRev: Srivatsa center in trident form surrounded by a flourish vine with a round sun and crescent moon above Next: any two coins side by side

This was issued during the nearly decade long civil war waged by Wu Sangui and his followers, including the movement's later lead, Wu Sangui's grandson. It was eventually crushed out by the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing Dynasty after the remnants fled Mainland China for Taiwan where the Qing followed and toppled the Kingdom of Tungning. It's a messy time all around! This coin was made by Wu Sangui, one of the definitive losers of the situation. The San Fan Rebellion (Revolt of the Three Feudatories)Issued under Wu Sangui1674-1678 ADAE cash | 4.28 grams | 24mm wideObv: Li Yong Tong Bao (top-bottom-right-left)Rev: BlankRef: H#21.85var, see this coin on Zeno, Z#295565Ex: Scott Semans Next: same theme