Anyone know what these are, Eastern gold coins.

Pokermandude · January 14, 2018 1:29PM

I don't have weights or dimensions to go on, just these images from an out of town client. They look middle-eastern in origin to me, I have no idea on them. Help would be much appreciated!

MrBreeze · January 14, 2018 1:36PM

Kushan (early Indian)

Pokermandude · January 14, 2018 6:55PM

Thanks. I did some quick Vcoins and HA searches. I couldn't find any of these specific types. The style of these doesn't seem to match what I've found either.

Do these above coins look authentic?

MrBreeze · January 15, 2018 1:04PM

Hard to know as I only own one example and am not an expert on any part of the series. You need to know the size and weight to even start guessing at authenticity. Also, PCGS and NGC do not certify them. Here is a site that I have used for many Indian coins. I specifically linked you to Kushan coins.

http://coinindia.com/galleries-kushan.html

Pokermandude · January 15, 2018 1:26PM

Thanks for the link, very helpful. After comparing the coins in question to the gallery images, I would be pretty surprised if they turn out to be authentic.

yosclimber · January 18, 2018 9:23PM

Apparently these match the designs of Huvishka gold dinars (of the choices on the page linked by MrBreeze).
coinindia.com/galleries-huvishka.html
140-180 CE (if authentic).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huvishka

Anyone know what these are, Eastern gold coins.

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