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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2438856, member: 44140&quot;]Red Huns / Small Kushan</p><p>Kidarite Kingdom</p><p>AR Drachm 29 mm x 4.11 grams</p><p>Kabul, Afghanistan mint (s.360 AD)</p><p>Obverse: 3 /4 Bust of king facing slightly right, wearing crown with streamers, KIDARA KU-SANASA in Brahmi above </p><p>Reverse: Fire altar flanked by attendants, SULAKHA in Brahmi below. 29mm, Ref:. Göbl, Hunnen Em. 11</p><p>Note: Rare and Superb.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin gave a ton of trouble to photograph the first time but now...it still wasnt that much easier but the photo game out pretty good. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]507842[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>and this...one of my fav coins and my first Kushan Type Dinar.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kushan Empire - Kidarite Huns</p><p>Bactrian Region</p><p>Gadahara-Peroz (AD 360-380)</p><p>AV Dinar 19.5 mm x 7.79 grams</p><p>Obverse: Formalized Kushan-style king sacrificing left; below arm, Brahmi legend<i>Gadahara</i> at right, <i>Piroz</i> under arm; in left field,<i> Kushana</i></p><p>Reverse: Realistic goddess Ardoksho (Tyche) enthroned facing, holding garland (diadem) and cornucopiae; in right field, Brahmi letter <i>Sha</i>; in left field, Tamgha.</p><p>Ref: Gobl 608</p><p>[ATTACH=full]507843[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Its funny...the Sassanian style coin mentions &quot;Kushan&quot; yet the Kushan style coin mentions a king with an Iranian name. &quot;Peroz&quot;[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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