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<p>[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 3530954, member: 91240"]I wonder - is this sort of hand gesture primarily a Roman symbol, or did it also show up in Greek iconography? Some of the hand gestures which appear on Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage have been identified as Indian <i>mudras</i>, but they could easily pass for the same thing as what we see on the Constantine coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]938122[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Azes II (if there really was more than one), Indo-Scythian King</b></p><p><b>Obverse</b>: King mounted on horse right, holding whip; BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY / AZOY</p><p><b>Reverse</b>: Pallas Athena standing right, holding right hand in gesture (<i>vitarka mudra</i>?), holding spear in left, monograms at left and right, Kharoshthi legend around: <i>maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa / ayasa</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SeptimusT, post: 3530954, member: 91240"]I wonder - is this sort of hand gesture primarily a Roman symbol, or did it also show up in Greek iconography? Some of the hand gestures which appear on Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian coinage have been identified as Indian [I]mudras[/I], but they could easily pass for the same thing as what we see on the Constantine coins. [ATTACH=full]938122[/ATTACH] [B]Azes II (if there really was more than one), Indo-Scythian King Obverse[/B]: King mounted on horse right, holding whip; BAΣIΛEΩΣ BAΣIΛEΩN MEΓAΛOY / AZOY [B]Reverse[/B]: Pallas Athena standing right, holding right hand in gesture ([I]vitarka mudra[/I]?), holding spear in left, monograms at left and right, Kharoshthi legend around: [I]maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa / ayasa[/I][/QUOTE]
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