Vijayanagar Empire: Achyutaraya (1529-1542) ½ pagoda (MCSI-673, Ganesh-141)
Obv: Gandabherunda (double-headed eagle) walking left, holding an elephant in each beak and in each foot
Rev: Three-line Devanagari legend: Sri Pra / ta pa chyu ta / ra ya
Coins from other Religions of the World (Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, etc.)
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Similar to the other two threads (Christian and Islamic), add your coins from the other Religious Regions of the World. I'll start off with this coin:
Vijayanagar Empire: Achyutaraya (1529-1542) ½ pagoda (MCSI-673, Ganesh-141)
Obv: Gandabherunda (double-headed eagle) walking left, holding an elephant in each beak and in each foot
Rev: Three-line Devanagari legend: Sri Pra / ta pa chyu ta / ra ya
Vijayanagar Empire: Achyutaraya (1529-1542) ½ pagoda (MCSI-673, Ganesh-141)
Obv: Gandabherunda (double-headed eagle) walking left, holding an elephant in each beak and in each foot
Rev: Three-line Devanagari legend: Sri Pra / ta pa chyu ta / ra ya
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Kingdom of Persis: Dareios I (ca. 2nd Century BCE) AR Hemidrachm (Sunrise-583; Klose & Müseler 3/11; Alram 558)
Obv: Head of Dareios I right, with short beard, wearing diadem and kyrbasia surmounted by crescent
Rev: Fire temple, Zoroastrian Ahura-Mazda above, to left, king standing right, to right, column surmounted by eagle
Obv: Head of Dareios I right, with short beard, wearing diadem and kyrbasia surmounted by crescent
Rev: Fire temple, Zoroastrian Ahura-Mazda above, to left, king standing right, to right, column surmounted by eagle
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Here is one from my side,
Indian State (Mysore): 1/3 Pavali - Krishnaraja Wadiyar III
Obverse: Dancing figure of Bal Krishna with a butter ball in his hand.
Reverse: Kannada legend in three lines "Mayili Hana".
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces85759.html
Indian State (Mysore): 1/3 Pavali - Krishnaraja Wadiyar III
Obverse: Dancing figure of Bal Krishna with a butter ball in his hand.
Reverse: Kannada legend in three lines "Mayili Hana".
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces85759.html
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I'll post something else in the "Coins of Ancient Greece", so here is one from Macedon:
Ancient Greece: Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BCE) AE20 Unit, Uncertain Mint (SNG ANS 850; Mionnet I, 750)
Obv.: Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia.
Rev.: ΦILIΠΠOY, Naked youth on horse prancing right on ground line, spearhead below.
Ancient Greece: Philip II of Macedon (359-336 BCE) AE20 Unit, Uncertain Mint (SNG ANS 850; Mionnet I, 750)
Obv.: Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia.
Rev.: ΦILIΠΠOY, Naked youth on horse prancing right on ground line, spearhead below.
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Gurjara Pratiharas, Mihira Bhoja I, Silver drachm, c. 9th century CE
The obverse features Lord Vishnu in his form as the boar - Adivaraha
The obverse features Lord Vishnu in his form as the boar - Adivaraha
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I have one of those:
Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty: Bhoja I (ca. 836-885 AD) Adivaraha Dramma (MNIS-335; Deyell#8)
Obv: King Bhoja, as Varaha standing triumphant right, foot resting on lion below; Various Vaishnavite symbols at right
Rev: श्री मद अदि वरः (srimad adi varaha); stylized representation of fire altar and attendants below
The the lion represents the Rashtrakutas, a dynasty whose symbol was the lion and with which Bhoja was in a constant struggle for supremacy (as per Pieper and Tandon)...
Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty: Bhoja I (ca. 836-885 AD) Adivaraha Dramma (MNIS-335; Deyell#8)
Obv: King Bhoja, as Varaha standing triumphant right, foot resting on lion below; Various Vaishnavite symbols at right
Rev: श्री मद अदि वरः (srimad adi varaha); stylized representation of fire altar and attendants below
The the lion represents the Rashtrakutas, a dynasty whose symbol was the lion and with which Bhoja was in a constant struggle for supremacy (as per Pieper and Tandon)...
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I posted these in the ID section because I had doubts about its exact reference (and maybe authenticity), but I suspect it to be Indo-Scyth, depicting Zeus and maybe Nike:
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Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
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Indo-Scythian: Azes I (ca. 58-12 BCE) AR Drachm (Hoover-640; MACW-737a; Senior-76)
Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓ ΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ; Diademed Zeus standing left holding scepter and making benediction gesture
Rev: Maharajasa rajadirajasa mahatasa ayasa in Kharosthi; Nike standing right holding wreath and filleted palm branch. Monogram of Taxila to right
Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓ ΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΟΥ; Diademed Zeus standing left holding scepter and making benediction gesture
Rev: Maharajasa rajadirajasa mahatasa ayasa in Kharosthi; Nike standing right holding wreath and filleted palm branch. Monogram of Taxila to right
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Nayaks of Chitradurga (Feudatory of Vijayanagar Empire), Durgi Pagoda
Obv : Balakrishna seated (Krishna as Laddu Gopala)
Rev : Sri (Prat)apa Kri(shna) Raya
Obv : Balakrishna seated (Krishna as Laddu Gopala)
Rev : Sri (Prat)apa Kri(shna) Raya
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Tibet : 3 Srang - depicting Tibetan snow lion
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Sri Lanka : 5 Rupees - depicting sandakada pahana which symbolises the cycle of Saṃsāra in Buddhism
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Thought I would diversify the different religions in this post by sharing this Israeli half new shekel coin from the Jewish year of 5749 (1989) that celebrates the 8 day Jewish festival of Hanukkah. This coin had a mintage of just 504 thousand. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7079.html
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