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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Old World Coins, post: 6929645, member: 110607&quot;]I obtained two Kushan empire pieces. I believe they are Dinar but im not sure. Any help would be appreciated. I will post the information I believe is correct just trying to narrow it down.</p><p><br /></p><p>year 150~180. 4 grams 18mm&nbsp; 18k gold content</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: King&#039;s bust left, not nimbate, holding sword hilt and mace, Bactrian legend around: þaonanoþao o ohþki koþano.</p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse:&nbsp; Ahura Mazda standing left, holding scepter in left hand and extending right hand, Legend at right: ωPOM(azda), tamgha at left.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1273236[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1273237[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1273238[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>year 247~267.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4 grams 17mm&nbsp; 18k gold content</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5">Obverse: Crowned, diademed king standing facing, holding spear and sacrificing at altar at left, Bactrian legend around: þAONANOþAO KA ... NηþKI KOþANO (King of Kings Kanishka Kushan) </font></p><p><font size="5"><br /></font></p><p><font size="5">Reverse: ΣKANΔOKO M BIZAΓO AÞO in Bactrian script, SKANDO KOMANO, BISAGO. Goddess Skanda on left and Visaka on right. Standing face to face nimbate; each wearing chlamys and necklace, and sword at waist; but Skanda hold in right hand, standard surmounted by bird; Visakha with spear in left hand; between them a royal symbol (tamgha). Surrounded by a border of dots.</font></p><p><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1273239[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1273240[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1273241[/ATTACH] </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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