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Fake - Forgery - Foolery Copying Skandagupta of the Gupta Empire, modern cast 4.74 grams, 20mm wide, 2mm thick Obv: Bust right Rev: Peacock center, Brahmi script surrounding Next: another fake/counterfeit coin (modern or contemporary) OR another peacock

6 hours Northern Song Dynasty of China 995 to 997 ADAE cash | 2.91 grams | 25mm wide Obv: Zhi-Dao-Yuan-Bao (top-right-bottom-left) Rev: BlankRef: Hartill#16.35, NS#4a.04, Zeno#296830 Reported from the Musi River of Palembang Next: another coin from the tenth century

6 hours Free Imperial City of NurembergIssued anonymously (?) Circa 1550 ADBrass jeton | 3.40 grams | 30mm wide Obv: Rose Orb with blundered illegible legend (I think?) Rev: Shield with three fleur de lis with another unread, probably blundered legend Next: another jeton/token

Roman EmpireIssued under Gallienus Rome Mint 265 to 267 ADAE antoninianus | 2.26 grams | 21mm wide Obv: GALLIENVS AVG, radiate bust right Rev: SALVS AVG, XII, Salus standing right feeding serpent in armsRef: RIC 274a Next: more Gallienus

Ptolemaic Dynasty of EgyptIssued under Ptolemy VI 180 to 145 BCAE chalkon | 8.22 grams | 22mm wide | 3mm thickRef: Svoronos #1426 Next: another 'first' of a dynasty/kingdom for you

6 hours Tang Dynasty of ChinaIssued anonymously 732 to 907 ADAE cash | 3.08 grams | 25mm wide Obv: Kai-Yuan Tong-Bao (top-bottom-right-left) Rev: Crescent moon facing upwardsRef: Hartill#14.8u, Zeno#293454 Reported from the Musi River of Palembang, nice blue-gray patina Next: crescent moon

Seleucid EmpireIssued under Antiochus III 223 to 211 BC Antioch MintAE size E | 10mm | 1.74 grams Obv: 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, Zeno#293161 Next: Seleucid or Antioch Mint

Kingdom of Mysore of South IndiaIssued under Krishnaraja Wadiyar III1811 to 1833 ADAE 20 cash Next: another animal wearing clothing accessories

6 hours Tomara Dynasty of North IndiaIssued under Mahi Pala1105 to 1130 ADAE JitalRef: Tye#39 Next: another Indian coin

Palembang Sultanate of SumatraIssued anonymouslyc. 1658 to 1710 ADTin pitis | 0.54 grams | 19mm wide Obv: Alamat Sultan in Arabic script arranged in four segments as found on cash coins Rev: Blank (uniface)Ref: R#18, Zeno#293079 Next: More holed coinage

6 hours Safavid Dynasty of PersiaIssued under Abbas I, considered one of the greatest rulers in Iranian historyQazvin Mint1596 to 1629 ADAR Abbasi | 7.62 grams | 20mm wideRef: Zeno#262650 Next: more Arabic legends

Troas, Alexandreiac. 302 to 301 BCAE11 | 0.98g | 10.7mm wideObv: Laureate head of Apollo leftRev: Horse grazing left, AΛE aboveRef: SNG Cop 83-6 Next: more horse coinage

6 hours Pontus, AmisosIssued anonymously, probably during the reign of Mithridates VIAmisos Mintc. 85 to 65 BCAE | 7.48 grams | 21mm wideObv: Aegis facing frontRev: Nike walking right holding palm, AMI-ΣOYRef: SNG-BMC Black Sea#1182 Next: more first century coinage

6 hours Srivijaya Empire of SumatraIssued anonymouslyc. 800 to 1300 ADAV 1/4 kupang (1/16 massa) | 0.16 grams | 5mm wide | scyphate flanObv: Sandalwood motifRev: Nagari script Ma Reported from the Musi River of Palembang, Sumatra; ex. a Singapore dealer Next: your profile picture

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Celtic imitation copying coin of Parionc. 480 BCE (?)Obv: Crude gorgon forwardRev: Incused pattern with raised center dotRef: Dewing 2349, see The Gorgons of Parion which displays these Celtic imitations Next: imitation, contemporary counterfeit, or fouree

Nagas of Narwarc. 200 to 340 ADAE unit | 0.89 grams | 8mm wideObv: Brahmi legendRev: Bull standing facing left Next: more small coins

6 hours Crimean Khanate Probably anonymous/unattributable, at least with my skillsetc. 1600 to 1650 ADAR Akce | 0.25 grams | 9.5mm wide Next: more small silver

This one has alluded me for years. I imagine it is a token or jeton from some European country, probably 1800s or so, but beyond that I've been at a loss. I've tried so many Numista searches that I do not think it's a circulation coin. I'd appreciate any help very much for this one. Next: more unattributed/unidentified coins

This was gifted to me by a collector friend who gave me the tip that they believed it was a private mint's contemporary counterfeit, rather than an official issue. Without that info I surely would have just assumed it to be a very low-end official issue. Instead, it is a much cooler very low-end private issue. Interesting perhaps only to me, but it's one of my cash I will hold onto for a long time, I imagine. The Southern Song Dynasty of ChinaIssued under Emperor GaozongContemporary counterfeit from a private mintc. 1127 to 1131 ADAE cash | 2.61 grams | 25.5x26mm wideObv: Jian Yan Tong Bao (top-bottom-right-left)Rev: BlankRef: H#17.15-22, Z#293447 Next: another contemporary counterfeit or private mint's issue

Green is about all this coin has, besides a nice solid attribution. Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Issued under John II Casimir Vasa at the Ujazdów Castle mint 1663 ADAE SzelaObv: King's bust facing rightRev: Eagle center Next: another coin related to a castle

Super cool! That's a part of the Nepalese bracteate coins that I was mentioning. Here is a tiny contemporary counterfeit (probably, although rights were apparently leased out to private mints) of a tin pitis from the Palembang Sultanate. I'll include an official example below it for a good example. The size decline is amazingly drastic. The weight of the coin dropped from 0.74g to 0.12g. The width of the coin was shortened from 18.5mm to only 11mm wide, although the center hole was increased to save metal from 6mm to 8.5mm on the counterfeit. Next: more counterfeit/private mint

Bracteates weren't only made in Europe, contrary to general thought! There was a smaller tradition amongst the coastal and river kingdoms of Southeast Asia stretching from the Ganges output in Bengal, through the Mon city-states in Burma, and into the Dvaravati city-states in Thailand. Not all too much has been published about them, certainly not in a way that groups them together and suggests they are related like I am doing now, but they are certainly an interesting niche! Another interesting bit is that these small Mon silver bracteates are the smallest standardized coins of the ancient world. They are consistently 0.03 grams heavy. If anyone knows of any other ancient coin that comes close, I would love to know! I've heard of Nepal bracteate coins that were cut into halves, some of which are smaller than these, but these were minted and struck to be just 0.03 grams. Mon city-states of the Gulf of Martaban Issued anonymously Circa 700-900s ADAR bracteate | 0.03 grams | 7mm wideObv: Simplified srivatsa (here upside down) appearing as a flower with four petals, a dimple, and stemRev: Repoussé effect of obverse Next: another bracteate coin OR very small coin, less than 0.10 grams

For some reason, it seems most or all of these so-called 'broad fals' from Mahmud of Ghaznavid are deeply, roughly scratched. None that I have seen are double-pierced, however, so mine is especially poor (but still neat!). Ghaznavid EmpireIssued under Mahmud at the Bust Mint403AH // 1012-1013 ADAE broad fals | 5.61 grams | 30mm wideRef: Album#1614 Next: another coin series that has an unusual non-design characteristic

That's an awesome set! Congrats on it all, I'd love to put together a Chinese full year set like that. Super cool. I'll also rely on the Southern Song for this one. Southern Song Dynasty of ChinaIssued in Year 11 of the Chunyou Era of Emperor Lizong's reign1251 ADAE cash | 1.57 grams | 23mm wideObv: Chun You Yuan Bao (top-right-bottom-left)Rev: Shi above, Yi below meaning 11Ref: H#17.788, Z#293903From the Musi River of Palembang Next: more dated coins