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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 5379189, member: 98035&quot;]Doug touched on the &quot;other&quot; a bit, but the non-classical civilizations do deserve appreciation for their contribution to numismatic portraits.</p><p><br /></p><p>Parthia, Mithradates II AR drachm - IMO just as fine as any contemporary Greek portrait</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230227[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The first two rulers of the Sassanian Empire took great care to ensure that their coinage hearkened back to a bygone era of exceptional portraiture</p><p><br /></p><p>Ardashir</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230228[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Shapur (a personal favorite of mine)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230229[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The coinage of India and Central Asia also had intermittent moments of inspiration</p><p><br /></p><p>1st century BC Bukhara, &quot;Hirkod&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230234[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>1st c AD Proto-Kushan &quot;Heraios&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230238[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>1st/2nd c AD Kushan Wima Takto AKA &quot;Soter Megas&quot;</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230239[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>5th century Gupta, Kumaragupta (these range from almost Greek in inspiration to comically schematized)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230240[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>ca. 7th century Chach, unknown ruler (one of the most fascinating portraits in my collection - note the combined bearded portrait left with the 3/4 facing youthful portrait!)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230236[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>8th century Khwarezm, Sawashfan (with apologies to [USER=87271]@AnYangMan[/USER] this is not my coin, but this is my photo and I&#039;ll continue to use it <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230250[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>ca. 8th century Nezak Huns, Napki Malka</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1230232[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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