Asian Coins

To the glory that was Greece
And the grandeur that was Rome

Coins and Antiquities Consignment Shop

Welcome Guest. Please login or register. All items are guaranteed authentic for eternity! Please call us if you have questions 252-646-1958. Thanks for your business! Welcome Guest. Please login or register. Internet challenged? We are happy to take your order over the phone. Please call if you have questions 252-646-1958. Thanks for your business!

Catalog Main Menu
Fine Coins Showcase
Antiquities Showcase

Recent Additions
Recent Price Reductions

Show empty categories
Shop Search
Shopping Cart

Contact Us
About Forum
Shopping at Forum
Our Guarantee
Payment Options
Shipping Options & Fees
Privacy & Security
Forum Staff
Selling Your Coins
Identifying Your Coin
FAQs

Byzantine Coin Books

View Categories

Home ▸ Catalog ▸ Asian CoinsView Options:

| | |

Asian Coins

Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Eukratides I the Great, c. 170 - 145 B.C.

Eucratides I the Great came to the throne by overthrowing the dynasty of Euthydemus I and became one of the most important Greco-Bactrian kings. Eucratides had a vast and prestigious coinage, suggesting a rule of considerable importance. He fought against the Indo-Greek kings, the easternmost Hellenistic rulers in northwestern India, temporarily holding territory as far as the Indus, until he was finally defeated and pushed back to Bactria. Justin ends his account of Eucratides' life by claiming he was murdered on his way back from India by his own son, who hated his father so much that he dragged his dead body behind his chariot.

WA88316. Bronze square 4 units, Bopearachchi Serie 19i, Mitchiner IGIS 190d, SNG ANS 551, SNG Cop 280, HGC 12 146 (S), aVF, dark patina, highlighting earthen deposits, weight 9.168 g, maximum diameter 30.2 mm, die axis 0^o, c. 170 - 145 B.C.; obverse helmeted bust of king right, Boiotian helmet crested and ornamented with ear and horn of a bull, BAΣIΛEΩΣ (king) upward on left, MEΓAΛOY (great) above, EYKPATI∆OY (Eukratides) below; reverse the Dioscuri on horseback galloping right, each holding palm frond and couched spear, ΓΩ monogram lower right, Karosthi legend: Maharajasa Evukratidasa (of King Eukratides, the Great) above and below; ex Ancient Imports; scarce; $120.00 (�102.00)

Dai Viet (Vietnam), Later Le Restoration, Le Trang Tong, 1533 - 1548, Unofficial

Later Le Restoration is a distinction current in Vietnamese historiography. This period marked the ending of first Le dynasty which had flourished for 100 years from 1427 to 1527 until the high-ranking mandarin Mac Dang Dung stole the throne of emperor Le Cung Hoang in 1527 and established the Mac dynasty, ruling the whole territory of Vietnam. The Le royalists escaped to the Kingdom of Lan Xang (now Laos). The Right Commander-General of the Five Armies, Nguyen Kim, summoned the people loyal to the Le emperor to form the new army and to organize a revolution against the Mac. Nguyen Kim returned to the land of Vietnam and led the six-year civil war. Nguyen Kim was poisoned and the power of royal court was succeeded to his son-in- law Trinh Kiem, founder of Trinh clan.VN86956. Copper cash, Greenbaum 10, Hartill -, Toda -, F, chalky deposits, weight 3.036 g, maximum diameter 24.4 mm, die axis 0^o, 1533 - 1548; obverse Thien Thong Hi Bao, Thien in seal script, Zi and Tong in regular script; reverse plain; rare; $40.00 (�34.00)

India, Kabul and Gandhara, Anonymous Post-Shahi, 1021 - 1200 A.D.

Mitchiner notes the Ghaznavids occupied the Shahi Kingdom and some of these coins may have been struck by them, however, the major issuers were probably the Chahamanas.WA74839. Billon jital, "Bull and Horseman" jital; cf. Palomares Bueno type 3, MacDowall 33bis, Mitchiner NI 473, Deyell 235-236, Tye 33, VF, small tight flan dumpy fabric, light corrosion, light earthen deposits, weight 3.418 g, maximum diameter 13.6 mm, die axis 225^o, c. 1021 - 1200 A.D.; obverse Sri Samanta Deva, Recumbent zebu left, star and crescent before; reverse sarada aksara, horseman right, holding banner, 'Bhi' on left; $30.00 (�25.50)

China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Ren Zong, 1022 - 1063 A.D.

Instead of the usual square, the shape of the hole on this coin resembles a flower. The Chinese referred to this type of hole as a flower hole, rosette hole, or chestnut hole. Westerners sometimes refer to them as a star hole. The Chinese call similar hexagon holes as turtle shell holes. These whole variations were created by mint workers doing final detail work, using a chisel or a file to remove excess metal that flowed into the center hole during casting. Creating these fancy holes was certainly intentional but the purpose is unknown.CH67391. Bronze 1 cash, Hartill 16.89, Schjoth 494, Fisher 901, F, flower hole, weight 3.444 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, 1034 - 1038 A.D.; obverse Jing You yuan bao, regular script, clockwise; reverse plain; $22.00 (�18.70)

China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Shen Zong, 1067 - 1085 A.D.

Instead of the usual square, the shape of the hole on this coin resembles a flower. The Chinese referred to this type of hole as a flower hole, rosette hole, or chestnut hole. Westerners sometimes refer to them as a star hole. The Chinese call similar hexagon holes as turtle shell holes. These whole variations were created by mint workers doing final detail work, using a chisel or a file to remove excess metal that flowed into the center hole during casting. Creating these fancy holes was certainly intentional but the purpose is unknown.CH67392. Bronze 1 cash, Hartill 16.235, Schjoth 547, Fisher 963, F, flower hole, weight 3.972 g, maximum diameter 24.2 mm, 1078 - 1085 A.D.; obverse Yuan Feng tong bao, running script, clockwise, large characters; reverse plain; $22.00 (�18.70)

China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Hui Zong, 1101 - 1126 A.D.

Huizong, one of the most famous Song Dynasty emperors, spent most of his life surrounded by luxury, sophistication, and art, but ended in tragedy. An artist, Huizong neglected the army, and Song China became increasingly weak. On Jan 18, 1126, after the forces of the Jin had crossed the Yellow River and came in sight of the Song capital, Kaifeng, Huizong abdicated in favor of his son Emperor Qinzong. The Jin entered Kaifeng on Jan 9, 1127, and many days of looting, rapes, and massacre followed. Huizong and Qinzong were captured and demoted to commoner. Huizong was deported to northern Manchuria, where he spent the last eight years of his life as a captive.CH83983. Bronze 10 cash, Hartill 16.407, Schjoth 622, Fisher 1050, VF, light encrustations, weight 9.115 g, maximum diameter 34.6 mm, 1102 - 1106 A.D.; obverse Chong Ning zhong bao (coinage of greater reverence), li script, large characters; reverse plain; $21.00 (�17.85)

Dai Nam (Vietnam), Nguyen Dynasty, Nguyen Hoang Tong (Khai Dinh), 18 May 1916 - 06 November 1925

This was the first struck coin type minted in Vietnam. Most Vietnamese coins continued to be cast.

Nguyen Hoang Tong held the title of Khai Dinh, meaning "auger of peace and stability." He was a puppet figurehead for the French colonial rulers, following all of their instructions giving "legitimacy" to French policies. As a result, he was very unpopular with the people. Nguyen Ai Quoc (later known as Ho Ch� Minh) wrote a play about Khai Dinh called "The Bamboo Dragon" that ridiculed him as grand only in appearance and ceremony but a powerless puppet of the French government. In 1919, the Emperor decreed Vietnam cease using Chinese as official written language and replaced it with Romanized Vietnamese.

VN86974. Copper cash, Barker 109.5 (struck coin), aVF, dark earthen deposits, light scratches on obverse and reverse, weight 2.417 g, maximum diameter 22.8 mm, die axis 0^o, 18 May 1916 - 06 Nov 1925; obverse Khai Dinh Thong Bao; reverse plain; $20.00 (�17.00)

China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Hui Zong, 1101 - 1126 A.D.

Huizong, one of the most famous Song Dynasty emperors, spent most of his life surrounded by luxury, sophistication, and art, but ended in tragedy. An artist, Huizong neglected the army, and Song China became increasingly weak. On Jan 18, 1126, after the forces of the Jin had crossed the Yellow River and came in sight of the Song capital, Kaifeng, Huizong abdicated in favor of his son Emperor Qinzong. The Jin entered Kaifeng on Jan 9, 1127, and many days of looting, rapes, and massacre followed. Huizong and Qinzong were captured and demoted to commoner. Huizong was deported to northern Manchuria, where he spent the last eight years of his life as a captive.CH83977. Bronze 10 cash, Hartill 16.407, Schjoth 622, Fisher 1050, VF, dark patina, light earthen deposits, flaw on left edge of hole, weight 9.846 g, maximum diameter 34.1 mm, 1102 - 1106 A.D.; obverse Chong Ning zhong bao (coinage of greater reverence), li script, large characters; reverse plain; $19.00 (�16.15)

China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Hui Zong, 1101 - 1126 A.D.

Huizong, one of the most famous Song Dynasty emperors, spent most of his life surrounded by luxury, sophistication, and art, but ended in tragedy. An artist, Huizong neglected the army, and Song China became increasingly weak. On Jan 18, 1126, after the forces of the Jin had crossed the Yellow River and came in sight of the Song capital, Kaifeng, Huizong abdicated in favor of his son Emperor Qinzong. The Jin entered Kaifeng on Jan 9, 1127, and many days of looting, rapes, and massacre followed. Huizong and Qinzong were captured and demoted to commoner. Huizong was deported to northern Manchuria, where he spent the last eight years of his life as a captive.CH83984. Bronze 10 cash, Hartill 16.407, Schjoth 622, Fisher 1050, VF, earthen deposits, tiny encrustations, weight 10.45 g, maximum diameter 33.6 mm, 1102 - 1106 A.D.; obverse Chong Ning zhong bao (coinage of greater reverence), li script, large characters; reverse plain; $19.00 (�16.15)

China, Northern Song Dynasty, Emperor Hui Zong, 1101 - 1126 A.D.

Huizong, one of the most famous Song Dynasty emperors, spent most of his life surrounded by luxury, sophistication, and art, but ended in tragedy. An artist, Huizong neglected the army, and Song China became increasingly weak. On Jan 18, 1126, after the forces of the Jin had crossed the Yellow River and came in sight of the Song capital, Kaifeng, Huizong abdicated in favor of his son Emperor Qinzong. The Jin entered Kaifeng on Jan 9, 1127, and many days of looting, rapes, and massacre followed. Huizong and Qinzong were captured and demoted to commoner. Huizong was deported to northern Manchuria, where he spent the last eight years of his life as a captive.CH86064. Bronze 2 cash, Hartill 16.449, Schjoth 640, Fisher 1079, VF, weight 7.187 g, maximum diameter 29.9 mm, 1111 - 1117 A.D.; obverse Zheng He tong bao, li script, round bao; reverse plain; $18.00 (�15.30)

Catalog current as of Tuesday, February 19, 2019.
Page created in 0.736 seconds.

Afghanistan to India

Asian Coins