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I need to get better photos of this, it seems! Roman Empire 327 to 329 ADIssued under Constantinus IIBillon | 3.43 grams | 19mm wideObv: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C, emperor's bust rightRev: PROVIDEN-TIAE CAESS, camp gate center, 2 turrets above, 9 layers of bricks, star above, small dot left, SMHB belowRef: RIC 96 Next: more fourth century coins

Sailana State 1850 to 1895 ADIssued under Dule SinghAE 2 paisa | 10.94 grams | 19mm wide | 6mm thickObv: Pennant pointing down, dot belowRev: Dots in patternRef: KM#5, Z#255167 Next: an hefty 10+ bronze coin

These guys didn't win. It was an interesting democratic republic of Chinese mining communities who had travelled to the west coast of the island of Borneo by the tens of thousands in hopes of riches. The communities eventually organized and began issuing their own coinages before these sovereign Chinese states called gongsi were destroyed by the Dutch in the mid 1800s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongsi_republic Heshun Gongsi of Borneo Circa 1780 to 1808 ADIssued anonymouslyTin cash | 5.58 grams | 29x27mm wideObv: He Shun Gong SiRev: Corrupted and imitative Manchu script, copying contemporary Qing Dynasty coinsRef: Z#305357 Next: another coin with only inscriptions on either side

Kingdom of Harikela c. 600-900 ADIssued anonymouslyAR full unit | 5.58 grams | 29.5mm 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: a coin from a kingdom seldom seen

Sweet ant nose! These are imitating cowrie shells which circulated as money prior to these bronze pieces. Next?

Private cash of Palembang, Sumatra (Indonesia) Circa 1595 to 1645 ADIssued anonymously by private merchants of Sumatra and Java, copying a centuries-old inscription from the Northern Song Dynasty of ChinaTin cash | 0.19 grams | 14mm wide | 9mm wide center holeObv: Xian Ping Yuan BaoRev: Blank (uniface)Ref: Robinson#2, Hartill's GCC#3.74, Z#293943 Next: a small coin, under 0.3 grams

I got new photos of this zinc Vietnamese coin this week and was really amazed by it, although it probably wouldn't impress too many. Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam 1848-1883 ADIssued under Tu DucZinc cash | 2.34 grams | 23mm wideObv: Tu Duc Thong BaoRev: BlankRef: Z#253878 Next: an unusual metal coin (anything not gold, silver, or copper)

Srivijaya Kingdom of Sumatra c. 700 to 1300 AD Issued anonymouslyTin two massa | 5.11 grams Obv: Turtle Rev: Anku with a crescent moon left Next: a pure animal design, no script or other elements

Roman Republic123 BC Issued under C. Porcius CatoAR DenariusRef: RRC 274 Next: a coin you sold, traded, or gifted

Elymais KingdomCirca 150 ADIssued under Phraates (one of them)AE drachm | 3.79 gramsObv: Bearded bust facing, crescent moon with pellet right and anchorRev: Eagle facing left with four crescent moons around Next: another non-Roman coin from 100-200 AD

Tang Dynasty of China845 to 907 ADLate period issue, blue-gray patinaAE Cash | 3.09 grams | 25mm wideObv: Kai Yuan Tong BaoRev: Crescent moon above pointed upwardRef: Hartill#14.8u, Z#293454 Next: crescent moon

6 hours Private cash of Vietnamc. 1575 to 1585 ADLocal Vietnamese trade coin copying a Chinese inscription from the Northern Song DynastyLead cash | 2.03 grams | 21.5mm wideObv: Tong Nguyen Thong BaoRev: BlankRef: Z#259619 Next: crusty patina

Ptolemaic Dynasty of Egypt180 to 145 BCAE chalkon | 8.67 grams | 20mm wide | 4mm thickObv: Zeus-Ammon rightRev: Two eagles standing leftRef: Svoronos #1426 Next: more double animals of the same kind

The nine dots within the reverse srivatsa (sometimes referred to in older references as a temple) are sometimes called stupas by some authors, although they are rounded out on my example. Pyu city-state of Sriksetrac. 600s ADAR full unit | 9.87 grams | 30mm wide Obv: Bhadrapitha center, above five lanterns, surrounded by a solid line border with outer dotsRev: Srivatsa center with nine stupas (or dots), to the left a vajra, to the right a conch, above a crescent moon left and eight-rayed sun right, below a wavy line symbolizing water, surely the Irrawaddy RiverRef: Mahlo#14a.1, Z#293471One expert called it a cast contemporary counterfeit but another person suggested horn silver, which I think may be more accurate Next: another 9+ gram silver coin from 400AD or later

Dutch East India Company (VOC) colony of Batavia, Java 1644 ADCast (not struck!) by the Chinese local workman named Conjok, of which little or nothing else is knownBronze 1/2 stuiver | 6.53 grams Next: another coin produced in an unusual method

Private cash of Sumatra (Indonesia) ∷ ∷ ∷ ∷ c. 1750 to 1850 AD Local Sumatran coinage copying a now-rare local Javanese issue, which was itself copying Chinese coins Tin cash | 0.92 grams | 18mm wide Obv: Four dots on each side arranged as uneven squares Rev: Blank (uniface) Ref: Hartill's GCC#3.226, Z#293229, see my CoinTalk thread from 2020 about this series Next: a coin with a 'degraded' or 'crude' design feature

6 hours Qarakhanid Khanate of Central AsiaDated 388AH = 998/999 AD Ilaq MintAE fals | 2.31 grams | 27mm wide1.65 grams | 18mm wide | 1mm thick | 5mm wide loop, 2.75mm thickRef: Album#3429, Zeno.ru#293163 Next: another holed coin

I thought it was a good price if real, and I could try to get my money back if it was fake. The eBay seller's photos were a bit too poor to tell for sure but I thought it was worth the shot. Here's the clear photos I took of the pamphlet with the Gupta coin imbedded that I hoped to free. Even from my photo, you can tell something is off. Not quite as good in hand, that's for sure! It's most definitely a modern cast, no doubt. Funny thing, when I tried to get a refund the seller disputed it and told me that either it was real (it's not) or the refund should come from the manufacturer (shame on The Bradford Exchange Mint). Either way, they said it wasn't them. eBay, on the other hand, thought I should get the refund and keep the coin, so now I have both. It was all under $20 anyways, but still a fun bummer to get this fake for free. Next: a fake (contemporary or modern)

Srivijaya period of Sumatra | c. 600-1200 ADTin cast pendant with attached loop1.65 grams | 18mm wide | 1mm thick | 5mm wide loop, 2.75mm thickObv: Floral motif composed of eight petals circling a central dot, surrounded by two border lines and outer dotsRev: Blank, surrounded by a border line Next: same theme

6 hours, but here's my hacksilver from the other side of the world Shailendra Dynasty of the Mataram Kingdom of Central Java (Indonesia) AR hacksilver ingots | 5.20 grams (total) Next: more non-standard coin, any funny or 'primitive' money

6 hours Next: more "pirate money"

Seleucid Empire Issued under Antiochus III 223 to 211 BCAE size E | 1.74 grams | 10mm wideObv: Laureate bust head facing right Rev: Apollo standing to the left, leg bent out, resting/leaning on his bow, the legend BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOXOY surrounding (only ΣIΛEΩΣ visible)Ref: Seleucid Coins pt1 #1052, Z#293161 Next: another Apollo

Nabataean Kingdom Issued under Aretas IV 9 BC to 40 ADAE | 3.54 grams | 18mm wideObv: Busts of Aretas IV and Queen Shaquilath rightRev: Crossed cornucopia with legend between Next: another Nabataean

Lohara Dynasty of Kashmir Issued under Samgramaraja 1003 to 1028 ADAE stater | 5.93 grams | 18mm wide Next: more India

The picture gives it almost a grey-blue hue but in hand this is a very red charm. Japanc. 1690 to 1900 ADAnonymous e-senAE charm | 7.94 grams | 24mm wide | 2.25mm thickObv: Man pulling a grudging horse with bundle by lead, called 綱踏駒曳, an allegory 'to force without brains is useless'Rev: BlankRef: Hartill EJC#7.87var, Z#220251Ex: Wybrand Op den Velde Next: anything unofficial, non-state origin