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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3202708, member: 19463"]I know little about Kujula Kadphises but my first coin illustrates his copying coin types of Hermaios as mentioned in the write-up. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]829240[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Another coin came to me years ago attributed to Kujula Kadphises showing a figure sitting cross legged has, according to Wikipedia, more recently been reattributed to the later ruler Huvishka. I do not know the basis of the change. I find it strange that someone edited Wikipedia to reflect this change but did not change the caption of their photo of the type. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kujula_Kadphises" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kujula_Kadphises" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kujula_Kadphises</a></p><p>[ATTACH=full]829241[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The coin below came to me as Huvishka. I do not see these two as similar enough in style to make me comfortable with the matter. As usual, more study is needed. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]829244[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 3202708, member: 19463"]I know little about Kujula Kadphises but my first coin illustrates his copying coin types of Hermaios as mentioned in the write-up. [ATTACH=full]829240[/ATTACH] Another coin came to me years ago attributed to Kujula Kadphises showing a figure sitting cross legged has, according to Wikipedia, more recently been reattributed to the later ruler Huvishka. I do not know the basis of the change. I find it strange that someone edited Wikipedia to reflect this change but did not change the caption of their photo of the type. [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kujula_Kadphises[/url] [ATTACH=full]829241[/ATTACH] The coin below came to me as Huvishka. I do not see these two as similar enough in style to make me comfortable with the matter. As usual, more study is needed. [ATTACH=full]829244[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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