Early coin

[The duck]

can anyone throw some light on this coin i did not find it

 

[Silver Searcher]

It looks like a Roman Bronze Minum....is it quite thick.

SS

 

[The duck]

couldnt find it under those coins was found in australia maybe a copy

 

[deepsecrets]

Similar in design to some of the coinage of the Kushan Empire 100BC to 200AD

 

[Mackaydon]

deepsecrets,
I was headed in the same direction buy only got this far:

Don..

 

[deepsecrets]

deepsecrets,
I was headed in the same direction buy only got this far:

Don..

Don - I think there is a strong Greco-Roman influence in the design which would tend to point to Middle Asia origin. Hard to say for sure but I think we're in the right area.

 

[Mackaydon]

Here's a Kushan coin of Kanishka: I'm still in the hunt though, clearly, still a ways away from an ID.
Scroll down to comment and pic on 12/18/2008 at 12:30 PM.
http://www.coinnetwork.com/group/coinsofkushana
Don....

 

[The duck]

its a puzzle for sure im still looking

 

[bigfoot1]

this exact coin is being discussed here also....Strange figure on disk - Coin Community Forum ..keep an eye

 

[DCMatt]

For what it's worth, I'm with deepsecrets & Don. It looks to be a Kushan tetradrachm. Exact identification of some of these coins is debated among experts (which I am NOT).

I'll wager that many of these coins were difficult to recognize even when they were still in circulation. Cool coin anyway and VERY interesting where it was found.

DCMatt