I believe this is rather Afghanistan than Iran but I completely failed to identify a mint. Herat has some coins with the sunface but those I found are different, more sun, less rays.
It has been struck over a coin with a sword.
Size: 21mm
Weight: 3.21gr
There is an Indian state coin series with this sun. Can't find it but I am sure it's on WoC.
Peter
Quote from: Figleaf on April 28, 2020, 08:56:10 AM
There is an Indian state coin series with this sun. Can't find it but I am sure it's on WoC.
May be you thought to this one ? (http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,40608.msg257047.html#msg257047)
But I think that Maudry's coin isn't indian but well afghan.
That looks like it, but I am thinking of another series, where the sunface is the central part of the design.
Peter
Hi Peter,
Do you have these coins (http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,9565.0.html/) in mind?
Yes! That's what I was thinking of. Thank you.
I remember Russian coins being overstruck in Iran or Afghanistan. I get the impression the city mints didn't care much what the coin looked like before overstriking it, though they probably cared about its weight. I think Indian coins would have been overstruck with the same speed as those of neighbouring cities.
Peter