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<p>[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3055200, member: 83845"]Thank you for the helpful summary of some of the many interpretations on this issue. I should point out that the reason that I haven't read Mitchner is not that I think that he has nothing relevant to say, but rather I just can't justify the expense of the book at this time seeing as I am currently wedding poor (anyone have an extra lying around <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I was unable to find any specifics on the how one should assign these types of details to different mints either but it is worth pointing out that Cribb, who seems to indicate that these are all a product of a mint at Begram, had some thoughts on this.</p><p><br /></p><p>He assigns 4 phases to what he terms the Soter Megas general issue. The early phase 1 all had 4 pronged tamgas and squared letters. Later in phase 1 the four prongs were changed to a 3 pronged tamga (maybe as an indicator of the passing of rule from Kujula to Vima Takto?) but the 4 prong obverse dies continued to be used until they wore out.</p><p><br /></p><p>The first 3 phases show a gradual transition from squared to curved lettering and the phase 4 (the most common - my coin is one of these) all have the curved letters and 3 pronged tamgas.</p><p><br /></p><p>He seems to have been drawing from some die studies that have been performed in the last few decades and makes a good case IMHO.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I agree. There seems to not be a consensus on just about anything regarding Kushan history but it is kind of fun since so much of it seems to be reconstructed from the coins. That means that almost any research one finds is bound to mention numismatics in some way.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that is a great reverse on your coin as well. It's not easy to find these in readable condition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Curtisimo, post: 3055200, member: 83845"]Thank you for the helpful summary of some of the many interpretations on this issue. I should point out that the reason that I haven't read Mitchner is not that I think that he has nothing relevant to say, but rather I just can't justify the expense of the book at this time seeing as I am currently wedding poor (anyone have an extra lying around ;)) I was unable to find any specifics on the how one should assign these types of details to different mints either but it is worth pointing out that Cribb, who seems to indicate that these are all a product of a mint at Begram, had some thoughts on this. He assigns 4 phases to what he terms the Soter Megas general issue. The early phase 1 all had 4 pronged tamgas and squared letters. Later in phase 1 the four prongs were changed to a 3 pronged tamga (maybe as an indicator of the passing of rule from Kujula to Vima Takto?) but the 4 prong obverse dies continued to be used until they wore out. The first 3 phases show a gradual transition from squared to curved lettering and the phase 4 (the most common - my coin is one of these) all have the curved letters and 3 pronged tamgas. He seems to have been drawing from some die studies that have been performed in the last few decades and makes a good case IMHO. I agree. There seems to not be a consensus on just about anything regarding Kushan history but it is kind of fun since so much of it seems to be reconstructed from the coins. That means that almost any research one finds is bound to mention numismatics in some way. I think that is a great reverse on your coin as well. It's not easy to find these in readable condition.[/QUOTE]
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