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<p>[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3745113, member: 98035"]To be honest, I don't think I've ever seen a Kushan bronze in high enough grade to make out those details on Siva - these seem to average about VG, and coins above VF are vanishingly rare. Kushans seemed to have hoarded the gold, and spent the bronze like it was going out of style!</p><p><br /></p><p>Not only are Kushan coins varied enough to collect extensively in their own right, but they inspired a whole lot more imitative coins than my two that I have imaged there. It's a winding and confusing back alley of numismatics but certainly worth dabbling in, since it's mostly inexpensive to get into.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pre-Kushan</p><p>Like the Heraios obol above, there are a few other issues, including tetradrachms and imitations of Indo-Greek coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Main Kushan</p><p>Most rulers from Kujula through Vasudeva II are plentiful and cheap, but the Kushans spent their last ~100 years as a tributary state ruled by ephemeral puppet kings who mostly issued gold coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kushan Feudatories</p><p>- Kshatrapas - Minted beautiful small drachms of the Indo Greek model - they probably supplied the bulk of the empire's silver</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004557[/ATTACH] </p><p>- Yaudheyas - Minted beautiful bronze tetradrachms loosely modeled after Kushan coins featuring Kartikkeya, the God of War, and his consort</p><p>- Nagas - Minted itty bitty ~9mm bronze coins usually featuring a Zebu</p><p><br /></p><p>Kushano-Sassanian</p><p>In about 230-360 the Sassanians invaded the Kushan empire, and although their coinage is more Sassanian, they did copy over many Kushan motifs, especially in gold.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1004558[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Kidarites</p><p>The Kidarites displaced the Kushano-Sassanians and were the overlords of both the last Sassanian and Kushan kings. They mostly imitated late Kushan dinars, which split into separate evolutionary paths - the highly debased staters like the one I posted with increasingly schematized motifs, and also the Toramana-type bronze staters.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post-Kushan imitatives</p><p>- Kota Kula (Maybe huns?)</p><p>- "Jouan Jouan" (Maybe Turks?)</p><p>- "Puri" - Made distinctive "gingerbread man" coins</p><p>- Gupta coins were originally heavily based on Kushan designs</p><p><br /></p><p>Kashmir Staters</p><p>About 200 years after the death of Toramana II, the Hindu kings of Kashmir apparently decided to pick up the long-defunct Toramana prototype and adopt it, minting coins from the 9th until the early 13th century. [USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] is the resident expert on these coins!</p><p><br /></p><p>Apologies for the lack of pictures - again, I have a 2" binder smack full of Indian coins, but lazy me has only imaged about a couple dozen of them...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Finn235, post: 3745113, member: 98035"]To be honest, I don't think I've ever seen a Kushan bronze in high enough grade to make out those details on Siva - these seem to average about VG, and coins above VF are vanishingly rare. Kushans seemed to have hoarded the gold, and spent the bronze like it was going out of style! Not only are Kushan coins varied enough to collect extensively in their own right, but they inspired a whole lot more imitative coins than my two that I have imaged there. It's a winding and confusing back alley of numismatics but certainly worth dabbling in, since it's mostly inexpensive to get into. Pre-Kushan Like the Heraios obol above, there are a few other issues, including tetradrachms and imitations of Indo-Greek coins. Main Kushan Most rulers from Kujula through Vasudeva II are plentiful and cheap, but the Kushans spent their last ~100 years as a tributary state ruled by ephemeral puppet kings who mostly issued gold coins. Kushan Feudatories - Kshatrapas - Minted beautiful small drachms of the Indo Greek model - they probably supplied the bulk of the empire's silver [ATTACH=full]1004557[/ATTACH] - Yaudheyas - Minted beautiful bronze tetradrachms loosely modeled after Kushan coins featuring Kartikkeya, the God of War, and his consort - Nagas - Minted itty bitty ~9mm bronze coins usually featuring a Zebu Kushano-Sassanian In about 230-360 the Sassanians invaded the Kushan empire, and although their coinage is more Sassanian, they did copy over many Kushan motifs, especially in gold. [ATTACH=full]1004558[/ATTACH] Kidarites The Kidarites displaced the Kushano-Sassanians and were the overlords of both the last Sassanian and Kushan kings. They mostly imitated late Kushan dinars, which split into separate evolutionary paths - the highly debased staters like the one I posted with increasingly schematized motifs, and also the Toramana-type bronze staters. Post-Kushan imitatives - Kota Kula (Maybe huns?) - "Jouan Jouan" (Maybe Turks?) - "Puri" - Made distinctive "gingerbread man" coins - Gupta coins were originally heavily based on Kushan designs Kashmir Staters About 200 years after the death of Toramana II, the Hindu kings of Kashmir apparently decided to pick up the long-defunct Toramana prototype and adopt it, minting coins from the 9th until the early 13th century. [USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] is the resident expert on these coins! Apologies for the lack of pictures - again, I have a 2" binder smack full of Indian coins, but lazy me has only imaged about a couple dozen of them...[/QUOTE]
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