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Phoenicia, Arados Island of Arwad, present-day Syria Dated year 94 = 166/165 BC AE Dichalkon O: Head of Zeus right R: Prow of galley, Phoenician script above and dated year below Weight: 3.6 grams Size: 15.4mm - 16.8mm - 2.8mm Posted to Zeno.ru 329591, listed as an example on Numista Next: anything from present-day Syria

Sumatra, Indonesia Maybe c. 1200-1700s AD Tin canoe money Weight: 40.1 grams Size: 101.7mm - 29.4mm - 7.3mm Posted to Zeno.ru 332346 Next: more proto-money, odd shaped, whatever you call it

This East Asian charm is still not identified fully. There's a question if it is Chinese or Japanese, and another one which is how old it could be. The themes of the charm are generally Chinese but the workmanship seems more like Japanese. The calligraphy seems to poor to be either, but it is intentionally poor which is odd. It appears first, and maybe only, in some Japanese charm catalogs of the late 1800s but this is not indicative as they contain mixed Chinese and Japanese charms. I have yet to find it in a Chinese catalog, but the Japanese catalogs are more abundant, more accessible online, and more comprehensive than Chinese catalogs of the same age. So, shortly, I think it is Japanese but it is not really proven. For the age, I presume something in the 1700s/1800s, early 1800s maybe most likely. I really like this piece. Japan (probably) or China (maybe) AE cast charm - amulet Asian collectors old red ink on obverse Circa 1700s to 1800s O: Ri Xing Qian Li (日行千里), meaning 'travelling one thousand li in a day', Li is a distance unit = ~0.5 km R: Emperor riding left on a galloping horse with weapon drawn behind Weight: 2.9 grams Size: 23.0mm - 23.1mm - 1.1mm Posted to Zeno.ru 334259 Next: Horseback person wielding a weapon

I have no attribution advice, but it always amazes me how many rare and unpublished Roman provincial coins there are. In a way, it draws me more towards them than the imperial series, although Roman coins are typically outside my budget compared to Eastern coins. Anyways, cool coin! I got a group lot of mid-poor level Arabic bronze coins thinking most could be easily ID'd. Most have not been, unfortunately. Someday I will try to get sharped picture but I have been surprised this coin was not ID'd on Zeno, it has pretty unique characteristics which one user said pointed maybe to Ilkhanid or Akkoyunlu, but looking through both of those states I found no match. I should do more looking for I may have missed something Some Islamic kingdom or state Maybe c. 1200-1400s AD Weight: 1.8 grams Size: 16.4mm - 17.8mm - 1.0mm Posted to Zeno.ru 329116 Next: same theme, something you have not concretely identified

6+ Here's a coin that arrived recently which took awhile to ID. The reverse character on the bottom did not seem to match anything in the standard catalog Cast Chinese Coins by David Hartill. There also were no matches on Numista. I looked through Zeno.ru to find it was an unpublished-by-Hartill variety called "Sleeping Liang" because the reverse character is lying on its side on the bottom. Almost half of the coins from this mint on Zeno have this variety, so it is not rare. It surprises me that Hartill missed this variety. Tang Dynasty of China Huichang issue of the Liangzhou Mint, present-day Kaifeng region AE cash 841 to 846 AD O: Kai Yuan Tong Bao R: So-called "Sleeping Liang" character bottom, lying on its side Weight: 4.1 grams Size: 23.1mm - 23.3mm - 1.3mm Hartill #14.76v, posted to Zeno.ru 342992 Next: a coin which took a long time to ID

Aceh Sultanate Island of Sumatra, present-day Indonesia Lead pitis 1260AH (1844/1845 AD) O: Bandar Aceh Darussalam = Port of Aceh, the Abode of Peace R: Four dots above and three lines (swords?), below date 1260 Weight: 3.2 grams Size: 20.6mm - 21.3mm - 1.8mm Posted to Zeno.ru 342222 Next: another port city

Last 300 years, I can do last ~50ish years give or take. No one really knows when these Bali imitations were first made, but they are still made today in some form. This is an 'older' one, but almost surely still the 1900s and I'd guess post-1950s. Island of Bali, present-day Indonesia Imitating the Qing Dynasty of China AE cast ritual cash, used in ceremonies and shrines and as talismans c. 1900s probably, the original Chinese issue is from 1736-1795 O: Qian Long Tong Bao R: Boo Chiowan, erroneously rotated 90° clockwise Weight: 3.9 grams Size: 23.9mm - 24.1mm - 1.3mm Posted to Zeno.ru 342226 Ex. Adam Biagi (ufomechanix), ex. Bob Reis Next: same theme, newer coin of older technology

6+ Dutch Republic City of Groningen AE Duit 1690 AD O: GRO NINGA. R: Two headed eagle within a shield, a lion on either side, above a crown Weight: 2.1 grams Size: 19.6mm - 19.8mm - 0.9mm KM #46, posted to Zeno.ru 342232 Next: another Dutch (or land that is now Dutch) coin

Chu State Warring States period of China AE Ant Nose Money, so-called Ghost Face c. 400 to 220 BC Weight: 1.2 grams Size: 10.3mm - 15.4mm - 1.9mm Hartill #1.4, posted to Zeno.ru 328999 Next: a protomoney or odd shaped ancient coin

6+ hours Kingdom of Qin Warring States period of China AE half liang c. 300 to 221 BC O: Ban Liang R: Blank Weight: 2.7 grams Size: 26.9mm - 27.1mm - 1.1mm Hartill #7.5, posted to Zeno.ru 342232 Next: a coin from a "Warring States" period: a time where a region, usually unified, was split into 3 or more states

It's cliche, and copies what you posted, but ever since I saw the animated Hercules as a kid it's been my favorite. This coin has hornsilver but I initially was wary it was a fake, I am thankful it is not. It's my first Alexander coin. Alexander the Great, posthumous Issued under Philip III Arrhidaios, Kolophon Mint AR Drachm 323 to 319 BC O: Head of Hercules right, wearing a lion's skin R: Zeus seated left with an eagle and sceptre, horizontal corn grain left, spearhead right, AΛEΞANΔPOY Weight: 4.10 grams Size: 16.3mm - 17.4mm - 2.5mm Price #1750, my NumisForums thread, Zeno.ru 328998 Ex. Zurquieh of Dubai Next: a coin that you had doubts about on authenticity

Shield, on an eagle, on a shield, on an eagle

This is 6+, so here is a new coin I am excited about Kingdom of Srivijaya Island of Sumatra, today's Indonesia AV Quarter Kupang c. 1000-1300 AD O: Quatrefoil flower perhaps sandalwood R: 'Ma' Weight: 0.15 grams Size: 5.0mm - 0.6mm Posted to Zeno.ru 342223 Next: most recent gold purchase, old or modern

Island of Sumatra, present-day Indonesia Tin cast pendant Unknown age or period From a Palembang dealer, probably from the Musi River Serrated sunburst of sixteen rays with round center Weight: 2.7 grams Size: 18.8mm - 22.3mm - 5.2mm Posted to Zeno.ru 332759 Next: same theme (this is probably not what Phil had in mind)

I'm not sure if it is 'extremely rare' but I'd say 'quite rare'. This is only the third example on Zeno.ru, and none found elsewhere besides a few catalogs. I do not think this type has been posted to any forums or sold in any auctions, so I think it should count here. The common type is a Northern Song cash, but this rare variant is produced centuries later as a small size "trade cash" to send southwards into the Indonesian islands as an export. The calligraphy is slightly altered in an intentional manner. Chinese trade cash Produced for the South China Sea trade, ie China -> Vietnam or Indonesia AE small cash 'pitis' Ming Dynasty issue copying Northern Song Dynasty issue c. late 1500s, the original issue was from 1078 to 1086 Unknown mint in Fujian Province of southern China Ex. Dong Hua Zhai, discovered in area of Surabaya, Java, Indonesia O: Yuan Feng Tong Bao with an unusual 'horizontally split Bao' R: Blank Weight: 2.4 grams Size: 22.6mm - 0.9mm GCC #3.31, Griffith #17M4, Posted to Zeno.ru 329007 Next: a coin type or variety that has not been posted to NumisForums (as far as you know)