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Boston University - Academia.edu. Classical Numismatic Gallery. Mitresh Singh's Page - Coin Network - Coin Collecting Social Network. Afghanistan: Sassanian, Kushansha, Kidarite, Hephthalite and Hindu Shahi Rule. Fondukistan In the remote Ghorband Valley, Parwan Province, some 117 kilometers northeast of Kabul, archaeologists in 1936-37 discovered one of the most significant monuments in the history of Buddhist art, the early seventh century monastery of Fondukistan.
Miraculously untouched after more than a thousand years of abandonment, the site yielded a number of truly magnificent examples of painting and sculpture. A blending of Indian style and some of the pictorial characteristics of the stuccos made at Hadda, centuries earlier, Fondukistan represents an entirely different mood — comprising the final and most delicate flowering of Buddhist art in all of Central Asia. The exaggerated gracefulness and langour of the Fondukistan figures — hauntingly sensuous and personal at first glance, other-worldly and untouchable after a moment's contemplation — are perhaps the purest expression of the device ever achieved in Buddhist art.
Arun Raja's Page - Coin Network - Coin Collecting Social Network. My collection of South Indian Coins. Pankaj Tandon Home Page. Chaulukyas of Gujarat: Anonymous 'Gadhaiya Paisa' (c. AD 1030-1120), Deyell#158. Two examples from one of my favourite series.
More examples can be found here. Specimen 1 Obverse Stylized crowned head facing right (facial features reduced to geometrical patterns with the ear unrecognizable as such) Reverse Stylized fire altar flanked by highly abstract attendants (shown as lines and dots) Specimen 2. Oriental Coins Database - Later Indo-Sasanian. Resources for collectors. Coins of India - Malwa sultanate coins - Coin Community Forum. Coins of India - Gulbarga (Bahmani) sultanate coins - Coin Community Forum. Coins of India - Delhi Sultanate coins - Coin Community Forum. Western Kshatrapa Coinage-Mints.pdf. Fire Altar on Ancient Coins. ---------- Interesting Things about Ancient Coins ---------- The Zoroastrian Fire Altar on Ancient Coins nderstanding these Coins To fully understand these coins, you would need to know the history of the Achaemenid, Persian and Sasanian empires, the early history of Islam, and the history of the Zoroastrian religion.
This page doesn't aim to teach those subjects, but will say just enough to put the coins into context. he Fire Altar and Persis Zoroaster, or Zarathustra, or Zarthosht, was the prophet who began the religion of Zoroastrianism, of which the fire altar is an important symbol. Achaemenes, or Haxamanis, founded the first Persian empire in around 700 BCE. Many of the names on this page come in two versions. A silver hemidrachm of Darev II of Persis, c. 100-1 BCE.14mm, 2.2 grammes. The kings of Persis are not well known, and nor is the order of succession. A silver hemidrachm of Ardashir II of Persis, c. 50-1 BCE.15mm, 2.0 grammes. he Sasanian Empire ushanshahs ezak Huns ashmir Smast.
PRABHU'S WEB PAGE FOR INDIAN COINS. COIN INDIA: The Virtual Museum of Indian Coins. Coins of India - Mughal coins - Coin Community Forum. Posted 07/14/2011 3:57 pm Thanks Bacchus2 for your keen interest.
I have a few more photos of similar coins. I shall be posting them serially as often as possible.This coin also is of Humayun. This is from Agra mint,issued in 942 AH and weighs 9.3gms. AKBARAkbar the Great ruled from 1556 AD to 1605. Narnul issue--weighs 10gms Lahore issue--weighs 10gms. Ancient Indian Coins. "ಪ್ರಾಚಿನ ಭಾರತದ ನಾಣ್ಯಗಳು." Classic Gallery of Indian Numismatics - A unique, classic and thematic gallery by Praful Thakkar.
Coins of British India (1857-1947) ANCIENT COINS OF INDIA. Countries/Nepal_all.html. Coin Types from Nepal km#682 1 Mohar (1914) km#746 1 Paisa (1957-1963) numerals with shading km#747 1 Paisa (1964-1965) km#748 1 Paisa (1966-1971)
British Raj. The Gateway to India in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) commemorates the visit of Britain’s King George V. in December 1911.
This photograph was taken in 2001 from the window of a room on an upper floor of the adjacent Taj Mahal Hotel. In 1599 an association was formed in London, by merchants wishing to start trading with India. Queen Elizabeth I granted a Royal Charter to this association under the name Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading with the East Indies. Omni Coin Collectors' Community. Early Indian coins - World Coin Forum - CoinPeople.com. Coins of the Kushanas - Coin Network - Coin Collecting Social Network. Imaginary Recreation The Saras crane stretched its long slender neck and tilted its head slightly watching Vima, The Kushan Emperor, descend the temple tank steps to the pond that was his home.
Vima was resplendent in his golden robe and was accompanied by his beautiful Indian Queen, Bela, result of a political marriage alliance with the local chieftain. As the couple drew closer, Saras flapped his wings, paddled furiously on the water for a few steps before gracefully arching his back and taking off to the air gliding to the far end of the pond where he settled down within the lotus plants. Atleast here he could fish for his dinner in peace without his personal space constantly being disturbed by these incorrigible humans.