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<p>[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 3745967, member: 91240"]I have a handful of Kushans, but none really worth posting other than this one, which is by far my favorite. Even though it is worn and has a thick patina that obscures some details, the patina is at the same time attractive, and it has a nice, heavy feel in hand. The deity on the reverse is also pretty interesting... </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://puu.sh/EoRVB/5b1a111815.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><b>Huvishka, King of the Kushans, circa AD 155 – 189</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: King reclining on couch; Bactrian inscription þAONANOþ ... OOηþKI KOþANO (<i>King of Kings, Huvishka Kushan</i>)</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Solar god Mithra, nimbate and looking left, extending right hand and holding sword hilt with left; tamga to left, MIIPO[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 3745967, member: 91240"]I have a handful of Kushans, but none really worth posting other than this one, which is by far my favorite. Even though it is worn and has a thick patina that obscures some details, the patina is at the same time attractive, and it has a nice, heavy feel in hand. The deity on the reverse is also pretty interesting... [IMG]https://puu.sh/EoRVB/5b1a111815.png[/IMG] [B]Huvishka, King of the Kushans, circa AD 155 – 189 Obverse[/B]: King reclining on couch; Bactrian inscription þAONANOþ ... OOηþKI KOþANO ([I]King of Kings, Huvishka Kushan[/I]) [B]Reverse[/B]: Solar god Mithra, nimbate and looking left, extending right hand and holding sword hilt with left; tamga to left, MIIPO[/QUOTE]
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