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<p>[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 3094986, member: 81896"]</p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>Welcome to the Ancients Forum, Michael!</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">[USER=92983]@roman99[/USER] is right on! </font></font><font size="4"><font face="Georgia">Here's one on the CoinIndia site. Yours looks authentic to me but I'm not an expert! I don't collect Kushan but I do collect Indo-Scythian and I can remember seeing coins similar to the one you're interested in on that site.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>INDIA, Kushan: Vima Kadphises AE tetradrachm</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]781862[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>Obverse</b> King standing facing, sacrificing at altar left, tamgha and club in right field, Greek legend around: BACIΛEVC BACIΛEWN CWTHP MEΓAC OOhMO KAΔΦICHC </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>Reverse</b> Oesho (Siva) standing facing, Bull Nandi behind, <i>nandipada</i> at left, Kharoshthi legend around: <i>Maharajasa rajadirajasa sarvaloga isvarasa mahisvarasa Vima Kathphishasa tratara</i> </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>Date</b> c. 112-127 CE </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>Weight</b> 17.08 gm. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>Diameter</b> 28 mm. </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>Die axis</b> 12 o'clock </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="4"><b>Reference</b> Göbl 762, MAC 3008-47</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Deacon Ray, post: 3094986, member: 81896"][SIZE=4][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=4][B]Welcome to the Ancients Forum, Michael![/B] [USER=92983]@roman99[/USER] is right on! [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=4][FONT=Georgia]Here's one on the CoinIndia site. Yours looks authentic to me but I'm not an expert! I don't collect Kushan but I do collect Indo-Scythian and I can remember seeing coins similar to the one you're interested in on that site.[/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=4] [B]INDIA, Kushan: Vima Kadphises AE tetradrachm[/B] [ATTACH=full]781862[/ATTACH] [B]Obverse[/B] King standing facing, sacrificing at altar left, tamgha and club in right field, Greek legend around: BACIΛEVC BACIΛEWN CWTHP MEΓAC OOhMO KAΔΦICHC [B]Reverse[/B] Oesho (Siva) standing facing, Bull Nandi behind, [I]nandipada[/I] at left, Kharoshthi legend around: [I]Maharajasa rajadirajasa sarvaloga isvarasa mahisvarasa Vima Kathphishasa tratara[/I] [B]Date[/B] c. 112-127 CE [B]Weight[/B] 17.08 gm. [B]Diameter[/B] 28 mm. [B]Die axis[/B] 12 o'clock [B]Reference[/B] Göbl 762, MAC 3008-47[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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