For a nice CT member.....

AV Dinara ND Peshawar Mint
King Vima Kadphises 113-27AD
Kushan Empire
Gorny&Mosch auction win.

 

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Please post your Kushan coins!

 

@panzerman, you never fail to wow me with your amazing collection of gold coins. I find myself in awe at every one you post. Thanks for sharing!

 

Thanks furryfrog02
I goofed....it should be from Rauch Auction

 

For those who like Vima Kadphises but are not ready for gold, there are some decent bronzes. The common type shows Siva and bull on the reverse.

 

Also a great looking coin

 

Agreed! Nice reverse Doug...

 

Nice goldie @panzerman !

I got this one from one of John Anthony’s cool sales. Also, he gave some super info about it.


INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vima Takto (Soter Megas).
Æ Tetradrachm, 21mm, 8.5g, 12h; c. AD 80-100.
Obv.: Radiate and diademed bust right, holding scepter; tamgha behind.
Rev.: BACIΛЄV BACIΛЄVΩN CΩTHP MЄΓAC; Vima Takto on horseback right, holding axe; tamgha to lower right.
Reference: Senior B17.1vT
Ex: @John Anthony

The Kushan empire was founded in Bactria by the Yuezhi, a group of Chinese nomadic pastoralists, after their displacement by the Xiongnu in the 2nd century BC.

During the 1st century BCE, one of the five major Yuezhi tribes in Bactria, the Kushanas (Chinese: 貴霜; pinyin: Guishuang), began to subsume the other tribes and neighbouring peoples. The subsequent Kushan Empire, at its peak in the 3rd century CE, stretched from Turfan in the Tarim Basin, in the north to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain of India in the south. The Kushanas played an important role in the development of trade on the Silk Road and the introduction of Buddhism to China. -wiki

 

That's a fantastic coin! Here are some of mine, all in humble bronze. The first one, a local imitation, doesn't look that appealing, but I find it most fascinating:


Kujula Kadphises, Kushan Empire, tetradrachm: local imitation, ca. 40–60 AD, minted in the Western Provinces? Obv: blundered Greek legend, draped bust (Hermaios imitation) right. Rev: Kharoshthi legend, Heracles standing with club and lion skin. 22mm, 8.29 g. Ref.: Mitchiner 1978, no. 2897–2903.

The same type as @Alegandron's:

Vima Takto, Kushan Empire, AE tetradrachm, ca. 80–95 AD, Taxila mint? Obv: Radiate (nine rays) and diademed bust r., holding sceptre; to l., tamgha. Rev: BACIΛЄωN Cω[THP MЄΓA]C; crowned and diademed king on horseback r., raising r. hand and holding reins in l. 20mm, 8.06g. Ref: Mitchiner 2941–2943.

This one came from @Severus Alexander's wonderful first auction, and I didn't regret purchasing it for a second:

Vima Kadphises, Kushan Empire, ca. 90–100 AD. Obv: BACIΛE[ΥC BACIΛEωN] CWTHP MEΓAC OOHM KAΔΦICHC, Kadphises, standing facing, head l., sacrificing over altar to l, and holding hand on hilt; to l., trident; to r., tamgha and club. Rev: Kharoshthi legend; Siva standing facing, holding trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing r.; Buddhist triratana ("Three Jewels") to l. 28mm, 16.8 g. Ref.: Göbl 762. Ex AMCC 1, lot 307.

 

Very nice coin, Alegandron. Great historical write-up!

 

Nice examples, Orielensis

 

Here is one of my favs....
AV Dinara ND Peshawar Mint
Kanishaka I 127-52AD
Reverse shows Mao the "Moon God"
Heritage auction pickup

 

He is not holding a scepter! He is holding a RHYTHM STICK !

 

Wow! All these coins are great and I am always amazed when I see Panzerman’s coins! Thank you @panzerman for sharing them with us! Below is the only Kushan coin in my collection. I got this coin from John Anthony,

 

The color of the patina on your coin is out of this world!! Thanks for showing us this coin.

 

Great coins all, either gold or others

Sadly, my only "cushion" is this one



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@Cucumbor - You gave me my first chuckle of the day.

 

Great coin @panzerman . I have none from that far east of Rome.
I like the king's smile. Looks like just heard an inside joke.

 

I think he saw Cucumbor's post I cracked up when I saw it!