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Germany, Third Reich: 1944B 1 Reichspfenning Zinc (KM#97)Obv: Eagle above swastika within wreath
Rev: Denomination, oak leaves below

Re-minted in Zinc since valuable metals such as Copper was needed for the war effort. See here for the earlier Bronze version of the Reichspfenning. Graded MS65 by PCGS.
Quant.GeekDec 29, 2014
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Kalachuris of Ratnapur: Ratna Deva III (1181-1182) AR Pana (Singh Type III-B)Obv: Goddess Lakshmi seated facing
Rev: Devanagari legend Ratna/Deva in two lines

Reference:

Singh, K., Classification of Ratna Deva's Silver Coins, Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society, 220, p. 35
Quant.GeekDec 26, 2014
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Germany, Third Reich: Meissen Porcelain Medal, 1938 Annexation of the Sudetenland (Scheuch-1861)Obv: Map of Greater Germany with Sudetenland, Austria and East Prussia; German legend around - EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER; (One People, One Empire, One Leader)
Rev: Handshake, above and below swastikas; German legend around - ZUR ERINNERUNG 1-10 OKTOBER 1938; (In Memory of 1-10 October 1938)
Quant.GeekDec 22, 2014
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Germany, Third Reich: Meissen Porcelain Medal (Scheuch-1866m)Quant.GeekDec 22, 2014
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Germany, Third Reich: Meissen Porcelain Medal (Scheuch-1876a)Quant.GeekDec 22, 2014
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Germany, Third Reich: Meissen Porcelain Medal (Scheuch-1882a)Quant.GeekDec 22, 2014
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Cilician Armenia: Hetoum II (1289-1293,1295-1296,1301-1305) BI Denier (Nercessian-396)Obv: King's head facing. Clockwise legend - ՀԵԹՈՒՄ ԹԱԳԱՒՈՐ, Hetowm Tagawor. "Hetoum the King", legend continued on reverse
Rev: Patriarchal cross with star and crescent moon on lower quadrants. Clockwise legend - ԱՄԵՆԱՅՆ ՀԱՅՈՑ, Amenayn Hayots. "of all Armenians"
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Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Folio (1 of 16)Quant.GeekDec 19, 2014
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Burmese Kammavaca Back Cover IllustrationsQuant.GeekDec 19, 2014
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Burmese Kammavaca Front Cover IllustrationsQuant.GeekDec 19, 2014
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Burmese Kammavaca Manuscript Folio (1 of 16)Quant.GeekDec 19, 2014
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Umayyad Caliphate: Anonymous (698-705 AD) AE Fals, NM, NDObv: Arabic legend in three lines within circle, لا إله إلا الله وحده (There is no god but Allah)
Rev: Arabic legend in three lines within circle, محمد رسول الله (Muhammad is the messenger of God)
Quant.GeekDec 18, 2014
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Umayyad Caliphate: Anonymous (698-705 AD) AE Fals, NM, NDObv: Arabic legend in three lines within circle, لا إله إلا الله وحده (There is no god but Allah)
Rev: Arabic legend in three lines within circle, محمد رسول الله (Muhammad is the messenger of God)

Quant.GeekDec 18, 2014
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Mamluk Sultanate: al-Ashraf Sha'ban II (AH 764-778) AE Fals, 764AH, Hamáh (Balog-466var; SNAT Hamáh 574-580)Quant.GeekDec 18, 2014
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Moravia, Holy Roman Empire: Premysl Otakar II (1253-1278) AR Bracteate (Cach-958; Donabauer-615)Obv: Anthropomorphic figure of bird standing right, holding sword and shield
Rev: Incuse of obverse

Quant.GeekDec 17, 2014
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Mughal Empire: Humayun (1530-1556) AR Mitqal , Agra Mint (Hull-1173)Obverse
In Central Circle: لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله / الله يرزق من يشاء بغير حساب (la ilah illa allah muhammad rasul allah / allah yarzuq man yasha’ bi-ghayr hisab)

Around:

Reverse
In Octafoil:

Around:

Quant.GeekDec 17, 2014
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Durrani Empire: Mahmud Shah (1809-1817) AR Rupee, Peshawar (Album-3131.2, KM#728)Quant.GeekDec 16, 2014
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Normans in Sicily: William II "The Good" (1166-1189) AE follaro, Messina, ND (MEC 432-437; Spahr 118; Biaggi 1232; Thomsen 2481-2483; Varesi 37)Obv: Lion scalp facing ¾ left; beaded border
Rev: Arabic kufic legend, الملك غليوم الثاني (al-malik Ghulyalim al-thani; the King, William the Second); beaded border
Quant.GeekDec 14, 2014
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Wallachia: Radu I (ca. 1377-1383) Æ ban (MBR-78a)Obv: + Iω PDIVRD, sunburst
Rev: Cross crosslet; stars in each angle

Radu I was the great-grandfather of Vlad III, aka "Vlad the Impaler".
Quant.GeekDec 09, 2014
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Great Mongols: Malik of Kurzuwan (June-July 1221) Æ Jital, Kurzuwan (Album-1971; Tye-324.2; Nyamaa-31)Obv: Arabic inscription around margin with date and month; تاريخ ربيع الآخرسنة ثمان عشروستمائة (dated to Rabi II, of the year 618); in center, الملك‎ (al-Malik)
Rev: Mint and Kalima in four lines; ○ كرزوان لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول ○ الله (Kurzuwan; There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the apostle of Allah)
1 commentsQuant.GeekDec 04, 2014
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Byzantine Empire: Heraclius (610-641) Æ Decanummium, Catania (Sear-885; DOC 254; MIB-240)Obv: Crowned, draped, and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger
Rev: Large I; date across field
Quant.GeekDec 03, 2014
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Byzantine Empire: Constans II (641-668) Æ Decanummium, Syracuse (Sear-1115; DOC 185; MIB-214)Obv: Crowned facing bust with long beard, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger
Rev: Large I; A/N and N/O/I across field
Quant.GeekDec 03, 2014
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Byzantine Empire: Constantine V Copronymus (741-775) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1568; DOC 18; Anastasi 421)Obv: Three-quarter length figure of Constantine V, bearded, facing, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, holding in right hand, akakia
Rev: Same type as obverse, but with Leo IV, beardless
Quant.GeekDec 03, 2014
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Byzantine Empire: Michael II the Amorian (820-829) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1652; DOC 21; Anastasi 513)Obv: Two busts facing, Michael on left, bearded, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, Theophilus on right, beardless, wearing loros and crown with cross
Rev: Large M; cross above, Θ below
Quant.GeekDec 03, 2014
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Byzantine Empire: Theophilus (829-842) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1680; DOC 29c; Anastasi 555 bis)Obv: ΘΟ FILOS; Theophilus facing, bearded, wearing loros and crown with cross, holding in right hand cross potent on base
Rev: +ΙΧΗLSCOS; Two busts facing, Michael on left, bearded, Constantine on right, smaller, beardless, each wearing chlamys and crown with cross; Above heads, ✶
Quant.GeekDec 03, 2014
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Pandya Empire: Anonymous (ca 3rd - 1st century BCE) AE Unit (Krishnamurthy-20)Obv: Elephant standing facing right with smaller elephant below; in front of the elephant there is a trisula; next to that, a part of tree-in-railing. Above the elephant from left to right, there are four symbols; tree-in-railing, conch, pot with crescent symbol above that and chakra
Rev: Stylized fish symbol
Quant.GeekDec 02, 2014
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Post-Mauryan Erich: Mugamukha (ca 100 BC - 50 AD) Pb Unit (AICR-516; Gupta-54)Obv: Frog with scale-like symbol above
Rev: Brahmi legend mugamukha
Quant.GeekNov 25, 2014
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Abbasid Caliphate: Harun al-Rashid (AH 170-193/ AD 786-809) AE Fals, al-Rafiqa (Shamma p. 156, 11; SICA-2, 1456-1458; BMC I, p. 210, 128; Album-310)Obv: At center, la ilah illa / Allah wahdahu / la sherikh lahu (“There is no god but Allah alone. There are no others with Him”); in margin, bism Allah zarb haza al-fils bi’l-Ramla sanat tis’ wa themanin wa mi’at (“In the name of Allah was struck this fals of al-Ramla [in the] year nine and eighty and [one] hundred”); border of five annulets between two inner and on outer linear circles.
Rev: Within pointillate circle, Muhammad / rassul / Allah (“Muhammad is the apostle of Allah”); above, three pellets forming triangle; below, ‘adl (“just”); in margin, bism Allah mimma amara bihi ‘abd Allah Harun amir al-mu’minin ‘azz Allah nasrahu (“In the name of Allah, from that ordered by the servant of Allah, Harun, commander of the faithful, may Allah make him victorious”); outer linear circle.
Quant.GeekNov 24, 2014
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Normans in Sicily: Roger II (1105-1154) AE Doppio Follaro (Biaggi-1215; Spahr-50)Obv: Bust of Christ facing between CE and SS (in retrograde)
Rev: Roger on throne with cross; R (in retrograde) and II in right field
Quant.GeekNov 24, 2014
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Madurai Nayaka: Anonymous () AE Kasu (MCSI-819)Obv: Venkateshwara standing facing beneath arch
Rev: Bird standing right; Right: Kannada legend - Sri; Above: Kannada legend - Vira
Quant.GeekNov 23, 2014
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Abbasid Governors, Transoxiana: Hamza (ca. 770s-790) Cast AE Fals, Kharashket (Nastich p. 48, fig. 45)One of 12 known specimens from a find reportedly centered on Kanka / Kharashket near Tashkent in modern Uzbekistan. All of them are were crudely cast and hence attribution is based on known information. The only publication that mentions these coins is Nastich.

Obv: In margin, لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول; within center circle, الله (There is no God but Allah. Muhammad is the apostle of Allah)
Rev: In margin, بسم الله كما أمر به معبد الا أمير; within central circle, حمزة (In the name of Allah from that ordered by the amir Hamza); outer circle.

The full name of Hamza is not known with certainty but Nastich believes the most likely candidate is Hamza b. 'Amr who is cited on a fals of Samarqand dated AH 153. A less likely possibility is Hamza b. Malik (fl. c. AH 176-177).

Reference

Nastich, Vladimir N., A Survey of the Abbasid Copper Coinage of Transoxiana, Nastich, 2012
Nastich, Vladimir N., Early Islamic Copper Coinage of Transoxiana - A Generic Survey Focused on Newly Discovered Coin Types, 3rd Simone Assemani Symposium on Islamic Coins, 2012
Quant.GeekNov 22, 2014
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Pre-Kushana Yaudheya: Unknown? Six-headed Karthikeya / Shashthi Drachm (Pieper-1113var)Obv: Six-headed Karthikeya holding spear in his r. hand, his l. on his hip; Unknown circular Brahmni legend to the left
Rev: Female deity (Shashthi) standing above wavy line, ten-arched hill with nandipada on top on r., railed tree on l.

Note: The difference between Pieper-1113 is that on the Rev., the female deity is similar to Pieper-1114 as there are rays around Shashthi's head
Quant.GeekNov 18, 2014
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Byzantine Empire: Æ Anonymous Class C Follis, Attributed to Michael IV (Sear-1825)Obv: EMMA NOVHL around, IC-XC to right and left of Christ, with nimbate cross behind head, three-quarter length figure standing, raising right hand, holding book of gospels in left
Rev: IC-XC/NI-KA in the angles of a jeweled cross with dot at each end
Quant.GeekNov 16, 2014
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Abbasid Governors, Cilicia: Thamal al-Dulafi (ca. 923-933) AE Fals, ND, Tarsus (Album-300; SICA-2, 1633)Obv: Within double dotted circle, ثمل (Thamal)
Rev: Within double dotted circle, stylized star

References:

Stern, S. M., The Coins of Thamal and of Other Governors of Tarsus, Journal of the American Oriental Society (1960): 217-25
Quant.GeekNov 16, 2014
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Germany, Third Reich: Meissen Porcelain Medal, Japanese Victory over Singapore (Scheuch-1881a)Obv: Lion facing left beneath a coconut tree; German legend around EINNAHME VON SINGAPORE . 11 FEBRUARY 1942 (The Capture of Singapore - 11 Febrary 1942)
Rev: Wreath circling a Japanese battle flag; German legend around GROSSOSTASIEN VON FREMDHERRCHAFT BEFREIT (Greater East Asia Freed of Foreign Dominion)
Quant.GeekNov 14, 2014
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Germany, Third Reich: Meissen Porcelain Medal (Scheuch-1868a)Quant.GeekNov 14, 2014
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Germany, Third Reich: Meissen Porcelain Medal, 1938 Annexation of the Sudetenland (Scheuch-1862w)Obv: Map of Greater Germany with Sudetenland, Austria and East Prussia; German legend around - SUDETENBEFREIUNG 1-10 OKTOBER 1938; (Liberation of Sudetenland, 1-10 October 1938)
Rev: Handshake, above and below swastikas; German legend around - EIN VOLK, EIN REICH, EIN FÜHRER; (One People, One Empire, One Leader)
Quant.GeekNov 14, 2014
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Germany, Third Reich: Meissen Porcelain Medal, 1940 Invasion of France and Benelux (Scheuch-1869var)Obv: Eagle standing left on pedestal, which bears inscription WIEDER ZUVORGEKOMMEN (We are coming again); around, ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DE 10. MAI 1940 (In memory of 10 May 1940)
Rev: Norse ship, sailing left, with swastika on the mainsail; around, DENN WIR FAHREN GEGEN ENGELLAND (Then we will sail against England)
Quant.GeekNov 14, 2014
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Germany, Third Reich: Meissen Porcelain Medal, 1941 Campaign in Africa (Scheuch-1879v)Obv: Panzer facing left in the desert
Rev: Helmet on sword and oak leaves
Quant.GeekNov 14, 2014
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Kalachuris of Ratnapur: Ratna Deva II (1126-1140) AR Pana (Singh Type II-B)Obv: Goddess Lakshmi seated facing
Rev: Devanagari legend Ratna/Deva in two lines

Reference:

Singh, K., Classification of Ratna Deva's Silver Coins, Journal of the Oriental Numismatic Society, 220, p. 35
Quant.GeekNov 11, 2014
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Hiranyaka: Anonyous (ca. 3rd-4th century AD) Pb Unit (MCSI-134)Obv: Horse standing right facing pellet (solar symbol?)
Rev: Tree-in-railing left and six-arched hill right, with river below
Quant.GeekNov 11, 2014
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Chutus of Banavasi: Mulananda (ca. 78-175 CE) Pb Unit (MACW-4971)Obv: 8-arched hill with river symbol below and Brahmi legend Rajno Mulanamdasa (narrow la variety)
Rev: Tree in simple railing with 4 compartments, with nandipada and swastika at left
Quant.GeekNov 11, 2014
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Byzantine Empire: Anonymous Class J Æ Follis, Attributed to Alexius I Comnenus (Sear 1900; DOC J.1)Obv: Bust of Christ Pantocrator facing, bearded, with cross behind head, wearing tunic and himation; right hand raised in blessing in sling of cloak, left clasps book to breast. In upper angles of cross, two crescents. In field, IC - XC.
Rev: Latin cross with large pellets at each extremity. Beneath the cross, large crescent. To left and right, above and below, large pellets surrounded by small pellets.
Quant.GeekNov 11, 2014
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Byzantine Empire: Basil I the Macedonian (867-886) Æ Follis, Cherson (Sear-1719)Obv: Large B
Rev: Cross crosslet on two steps; • to either side.
Quant.GeekNov 11, 2014
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Abbasid Governors, Mesopotamia: al-‘Abbas b. Muhammad (750-760 AD) AE Fals, al-Jazira (Album-304; Lavoix-1568)Obv: Within circle, لا إله إلا الله وحده (There is no God but Allah alone); in margin, أمر الأمير ألعباس بن محمد اعز الله نصره (Ordered by the amir al-‘Abbas bin Muhammad, may his victories be the glory of Allah)
Rev: Within circle, محمد رسول الله (Muhammad is the apostle of Allah); pellet above first line; in margin, بسم الله ضرب هذا الفلس بالجزيرة (In the name of Allah was struck this fals of al-Jazira)
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Umayyad Caliphate: Anonymous (719 AD) AE Cast Fals, Khorasan Mint (Album-N206; Walker-673)Obv: Arabic legend in three lines: لا إله إلا الله وحده (There is no God but Allah alone)
Rev: Arabic legend in three lines: محمد رسول الله جائز (Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. Permitted); Trace of double margin either side.

جائز (Ja'iz) translates as "permitted [by law]" or in a numismatic context, "legal tender".
Quant.GeekNov 07, 2014
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Burmese Zata Horoscope Manuscript (Front)Quant.GeekNov 03, 2014
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Burmese Zata Horoscope Manuscript (Back)Quant.GeekNov 03, 2014
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Seljuqs of Rum: Kayqubad III (1298-1302) AR Dirham (Album-1235.2)Quant.GeekNov 02, 2014
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First Day Cover (FDC) Laos Palm Leaf Manuscript Stamps 2003Quant.GeekNov 02, 2014
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Ghaznavids: Mawdud ibn Mas’ud (1041-1048) AR Double Dirham (Unpublished)Quant.GeekNov 02, 2014
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Mysore: Tipu Sultan (1782-1799) AE Paisa, Farrukhyab Hisar (KM#63.1)Quant.GeekOct 29, 2014
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Abbasid Governors: Yazid b. Jarir (AH 178-181) AE Fals, Sijistan (Lowick-811; Album-335)
A special thanks to Sam Mansourati@FORVM Ancient Coins who helped with the inscribing of the legends

Obv: At center, لا إله إلا الله واحده لا شريكه (There is no God but Allah alone. There are no others with Him); in margin, بسم الله ضرب هذا الفلس بسيجيستان سنة ثمان وسبعين ومئة (In the name of Allah was struck this fals of Sijistan [in the] year eight and seventy and [one] hundred); double circle border enclosing four annulets.
Rev: At center, الله محمد رسول الله يزيد (To Allah, Muhammad is the apostle of Allah. Yazid); ornate crisscrossed border with four large annulets.
Quant.GeekOct 25, 2014
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Ceylon: Raja Raja Chola (ca. 985-1014) AV Kahavanu (MNI-825)Obv: King seated right, with arm on right raised and holding sankh shell; Devanagari legend on right, below raised arm - श्री रज रज (Sri Raja Raja)
Rev: Standing king with ancillary symbols, to left and right
Quant.GeekOct 22, 2014
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Great Mongols: Chingiz Khan (1206-1227) AE Jital, Ghazna (Album-1969; Nyamaa-5; SICA 9, 1008; SNA Tübingen XIVd, 651-3; Tye-329)Obv: Arabic legend in three lines; الاعظم خاقان العادل (The Just, Supreme Khan)
Rev: Arabic laqab of caliph al-Nasir in four lines; الناصر لدين الله أمير المؤمنين (Defender of the Faith, Commander of the Faithful)
Quant.GeekOct 20, 2014
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Abbasid Governors, Transoxiana: Hamza (ca. 770s-790) Cast AE Fals, Kharashket (Nastich p. 48, fig. 45)One of 12 known specimens from a find reportedly centered on Kanka / Kharashket near Tashkent in modern Uzbekistan. All of them are were crudely cast and hence attribution is based on known information. The only publication that mentions these coins is Nastich.

Obv: In margin, لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول; within center circle, الله (There is no God but Allah. Muhammad is the apostle of Allah)
Rev: In margin, بسم الله كما أمر به معبد الا أمير; within central circle, حمزة (In the name of Allah from that ordered by the amir Hamza); outer circle.

The full name of Hamza is not known with certainty but Nastich believes the most likely candidate is Hamza b. 'Amr who is cited on a fals of Samarqand dated AH 153. A less likely possibility is Hamza b. Malik (fl. c. AH 176-177).

Reference

Nastich, Vladimir N., A Survey of the Abbasid Copper Coinage of Transoxiana, Nastich, 2012
Nastich, Vladimir N., Early Islamic Copper Coinage of Transoxiana - A Generic Survey Focused on Newly Discovered Coin Types, 3rd Simone Assemani Symposium on Islamic Coins, 2012
Quant.GeekOct 20, 2014
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Byzantine Empire: Heraclius (610-641) AE Follis, Thessalonica (Sear-825)Obv: Martina on left, Heraclius in centre and Heraclius Constantine on right, standing facing, all crowned and wearing chlamys and all holding cross on globe
Rev: Large M, ANNO to left, cross above, regnal year to right, B or G below, mintmark ΘЄC
Quant.GeekOct 16, 2014
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Byzantine Empire: Andronicus II Palaeologus with Michael IX (1294-1320) Æ Assarion, Constantinople (Sear-2436; DOC class X, 681-2; PCPC 169)Obv: IC XC in field. Bust of Christ, beardless and nimbate. Legend inside two borders;
Rev: Three-quarter length figure of Andronicus II, bearded on left and of Michael IX, beardless on right, wearing stemma, divistion, and loros; between them patriarchal cross on long shaft. Both emperors place free hands upon chest.
Quant.GeekOct 15, 2014
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Chutus of Banavasi: Mulananda (ca. 78-175 CE) Pb Unit (MCSI-34)Obv: Eight-arched hill, river below. Brahmi legend around: Rajno Mulanamdasa
Rev: Railed tree within 12-compartment railing, nandipada symbol at right
Quant.GeekOct 14, 2014
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Christian VII (1766-1808) AR 2 Royaliner (UBJ-271; KM#171)Obv: Crowned C7 monogram
Rev: Arms divides date, value above
Quant.GeekOct 03, 2014
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Plan of Pondichéry in 1741From Antoine François Prévost's Histoire générale des Voyages, 1746-1759, Paris with maps and views by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
Quant.GeekOct 03, 2014
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French India, Pondichéry: Anonymous (ca. 1760) AR Fanon (KM#44)Obv: Pearled Crown
Rev: 5 fleur-de-lis
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La France et ses colonies: Atlas illustré cent cartes dressées d'après les cartes de Cassini, du Dépot de la guerre, des Ponts-et-chaussées et de la Marine Texte redigé d'après les documents officiels Par Ernest PoiréeMap of French India by Alexandre Aimé Vuillemin and Ernest Poirée, Published by Migeon, Paris, 1852Quant.GeekOct 03, 2014
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Sumerian Cuneiform (Back)Quant.GeekSep 30, 2014
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Sumerian Cuneiform (Front)Quant.GeekSep 30, 2014
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) Pb Cash (UBJ-141; Gray-73d; KM#88)Obv: Crowned F3 monogram
Rev: Lotus, with numbers "76 ", perhaps intended for 1667 with the 6 and 7 reversed
Quant.GeekSep 29, 2014
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Christian IV (1588-1648) Pb Cash (UBJ-34; Gray-47; KM#31)Obv: Crowned C4 monogram
Rev: BA/HVS, named for the fortress of Bohus

Overstruck on the IEHO/VAH type (UBJ-47; Gray-32; KM#31), thus suggesting that the Bohus type is later than the Jehovah type.
Quant.GeekSep 29, 2014
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Christian IV (1588-1648) Pb Cash (UBJ-31; Gray-26; KM#26.1)Obv: Crowned C4 monogram
Rev: FOR/TVN, for the ship Fortuna
Quant.GeekSep 29, 2014
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) Pb Cash (UBJ-98; Gray-75; KM#79)Obv: Crowned F3 monogram
Rev: Elephant left, with raised trunk
Quant.GeekSep 28, 2014
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) Pb Cash (UBJ-123; Gray-90b; KM#73)Obv: Crowned F3 monogram
Rev: Lamb to left, with flag, lowercase letter "b" below, symbol of Gotland, which was part of Denmark
Quant.GeekSep 28, 2014
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Christian IV (1588-1648) Pb Cash (UBJ-8; Gray-4; KM#9)Obv: DAN/NISB/ORG in three lines
Rev: IVP/TER in two lines; Named for the ship Jupiter, which left Copenhagen in 1623 and was wrecked off Bengal in 1625
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Bohemia: Vladislav I (1109-1118,1120-1125) AR Denár (Cach-543; Šmerda-192)Obv: Duke seated left on throne, holding sword and laying right hand on head of kneeling person
Rev: Bust of St. Wenzels facing, holding lance and book
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Byzantine Empire: Leo V the Armenian (813-820) Æ Follis, Syracuse (Sear-1637; DOC 18; Anastasi 493)Obv: Crowned facing bust of Leo, wearing loros, holding cross potent; Λ and cross to right
Rev: Crowned facing bust of Constantine, wearing chlamys, holding globus cruciger; K to left, cross to right
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Confederate States of America: T-72 1864 50 Cent (Front)Cuhaj, George S. Confederate States Paper Money

Obv: Profile head of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States. Printed signatures. Pink paper.
Rev: Blank

1st and 2nd Series with a total of 18 plate letter (A to I) varieties. 1,047,212 notes (incomplete data).
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Confederate States of America: T-72 1864 50 Cent (Back)Cuhaj, George S. Confederate States Paper Money

Obv: Profile head of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States. Printed signatures. Pink paper.
Rev: Blank

1st and 2nd Series with a total of 18 plate letter (A to I) varieties. 1,047,212 notes (incomplete data).
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Byzantine Empire: Manuel I Commenus (1143-1180) AE Tetarteron (Sear-1976)Obv: IC - XC.
Cross with X at centre, standing on three steps.
Rev: ΜΛΝϪΗΛ ΔЄCΠΟΤΗ;
Half-length facing figure of Manuel, wearing crown, divitision and loros, holding labarum and globus cruciger.
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Christian IV (1620-1648) Pb Cash (UBJ-4; Gray-3; KM#5)Obv: DAN/NSBO/RG in three lines
Rev: DOC monogram, with B below and dot above
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Christian IV (1620-1648) Pb Cash (UBJ-6; KM#7)Obv: DAN/NSBOR/G in three lines
Rev: CHRIS/TIAN/HAFN in three lines, for the company ship Christianshavn
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik VI (1808-1839) AE 4 Cash (UBJ-381; Gray-159; KM#159.1)Obv: Crowned FR monogram with VI between and below
Rev: Value and date; NGC graded AU58-BR
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik VI (1808-1839) AE 10 Cash (UBJ-367; Gray-158; KM#166)Obv: Crowned FR monogram with VI between and below; Small crown variety
Rev: X Flanked by stars above value and date
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) Pb Cash (UBJ-113; Gray-82; KM#85)Obv: Crowned F3 monogram
Rev: Gothic lion to left, nine hearts below (emblem of Jutland)
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Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) AE Cash (UBJ-125; Gray-91b; KM#67)Obv: Crowned F3 monogram
Rev: Crowned codfish, horizontal letter A to the right, symbol of Iceland
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