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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3744872, member: 98035"]That's a superb Kushan bronze! Congrats!</p><p><br /></p><p>I've dabbled in Kushan a bit, it is quite diverse and fascinating, especially if you let yourself branch out to the imitative issues that were still being struck 1000 years later! I only have about a third of mine imaged, but they are some of the better ones</p><p><br /></p><p>Pre-confederation Yuezhi "Heraios" AR obol </p><p>(Heraios may have been Kujula Kadphises' father, or perhaps an early name of Kujula himself)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004442[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Kujula Kadphises, imitating Indo Greek king Hermaios</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004445[/ATTACH] </p><p>And imitating Augustus or Tiberius</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004446[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Soter megas AE Tetradrachm</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004447[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Vima Kadphises AE tetradrachm feeling, ah... a little exhibitionistic?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004448[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Kanishka AE tetradrachm, Athsho reverse</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004449[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Imitative "Kota Kula" type </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004450[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Late Kidarites pale AV stater, Durla Deva</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004451[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3744872, member: 98035"]That's a superb Kushan bronze! Congrats! I've dabbled in Kushan a bit, it is quite diverse and fascinating, especially if you let yourself branch out to the imitative issues that were still being struck 1000 years later! I only have about a third of mine imaged, but they are some of the better ones Pre-confederation Yuezhi "Heraios" AR obol (Heraios may have been Kujula Kadphises' father, or perhaps an early name of Kujula himself) [ATTACH=full]1004442[/ATTACH] Kujula Kadphises, imitating Indo Greek king Hermaios [ATTACH=full]1004445[/ATTACH] And imitating Augustus or Tiberius [ATTACH=full]1004446[/ATTACH] Soter megas AE Tetradrachm [ATTACH=full]1004447[/ATTACH] Vima Kadphises AE tetradrachm feeling, ah... a little exhibitionistic? [ATTACH=full]1004448[/ATTACH] Kanishka AE tetradrachm, Athsho reverse [ATTACH=full]1004449[/ATTACH] Imitative "Kota Kula" type [ATTACH=full]1004450[/ATTACH] Late Kidarites pale AV stater, Durla Deva [ATTACH=full]1004451[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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