ive recently acquired a collection of Kushan coins that aren’t to difficult to I.D however these two seem more difficult. Ideas welcome. Thank you.
Top one looks like a Taxila issue, not sure if Kushan. Similar geography and timeframes as Kushan issues, so I see a lot of Taxila coins mixed in with proper Kushan ones. Could have been minted by Huns, Kushan locals, or other locals.
In the top specimen the second photo is upside down. This shows a three-arched hill with moon and sun above. Below is a river with below that a part visible of the year in numbers. This is a base-metal issue of the Western Satraps, likely during the rule of Damasena. In the bottom one there is a symbol in front of the horse that defines this as indo-Parthian, likely issued under Gondophares.
got it with your help. 1st - TAXILA: Anonymous, 2nd-1st century BC, AE 16mm (1.83g), Pieper-1100, BMC-XXIV:18, elephant right // 3-arch hill, with crescent atop, VF. 2nd - Indo Parthian Kings Gondophares AE Tetradrachm. Date: 30-50 AD. Obverse: King on horseback right. Reverse: Siva facing holding trident. Size: 22.14 mm.Weight: 9.1 grams."
The first one has similarities with the Taxila type, but it really is from several centuries later, as i stated before. Compare for example with the one on this page: http://coinindia.com/galleries-damasena.html, or the ones here: https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=8005
Many thanks for the detailed I.D! Yes I would aggree F not VF, I copied that from the other coin description.