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<p>[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2157777, member: 44183"]<span style="color: #0000ff">Atta boy, Daryl => 4 winners => keep 'em coming, my coin-friend!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">Ummm, I'm assuming that you already had other examples of the three Romans, so you didn't increase your amazing 101 ruler count?!!</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"><br /></span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">I have examples of all 4 coins/rulers, but the cool kids seem to be posting the Kushan-coin, so I'm gonna pile-on and post my sweet example ... </span></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #ff0000">INDIA, Kushan: Vima Kadphises, AE tetradrachm</span></b></p><p>circa 112-127 AD</p><p>Diameter: 28 mm</p><p>Weight: 16.88 grams</p><p>Obverse: King standing facing, sacrificing at altar left, tamgha and club in right field, Greek legend around: BACIΛEVC BACIΛEWN CWTHP MEΓAC OOhMO KAΔΦICHC</p><p>Reverse: Oesho (Siva) standing facing, Bull Nandi behind, nandipada at left, Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa rajadirajasa sarvaloga isvarasa mahisvarasa vima kathphishasa tratara</p><p>Reference: Göbl 762, MAC 3033</p><p>Other: 12 o'clock</p><p>=> a choice specimen with good legend and the king's name spelled fully (OOhMO KAΔΦICHC). Hard to find examples nicer than this</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]414958[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff">... for the record (and not surprisingly), all of the info is from the seller</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stevex6, post: 2157777, member: 44183"][COLOR=#0000ff]Atta boy, Daryl => 4 winners => keep 'em coming, my coin-friend!! :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: Ummm, I'm assuming that you already had other examples of the three Romans, so you didn't increase your amazing 101 ruler count?!! I have examples of all 4 coins/rulers, but the cool kids seem to be posting the Kushan-coin, so I'm gonna pile-on and post my sweet example ... [/COLOR] [B][COLOR=#ff0000] INDIA, Kushan: Vima Kadphises, AE tetradrachm[/COLOR][/B] circa 112-127 AD Diameter: 28 mm Weight: 16.88 grams Obverse: King standing facing, sacrificing at altar left, tamgha and club in right field, Greek legend around: BACIΛEVC BACIΛEWN CWTHP MEΓAC OOhMO KAΔΦICHC Reverse: Oesho (Siva) standing facing, Bull Nandi behind, nandipada at left, Kharoshthi legend around: maharajasa rajadirajasa sarvaloga isvarasa mahisvarasa vima kathphishasa tratara Reference: Göbl 762, MAC 3033 Other: 12 o'clock => a choice specimen with good legend and the king's name spelled fully (OOhMO KAΔΦICHC). Hard to find examples nicer than this [ATTACH=full]414958[/ATTACH] [COLOR=#0000ff]... for the record (and not surprisingly), all of the info is from the seller[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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