UNATTRIBUTED & STRANGE PAKISTANI COINS - PLEASE ATTRIBUTE OR COMMENT IF YOU CAN
UNKNOWN
#SR1: a more or less normal Kushan Soter Megas portrait obverse but no
rays from head and no beading around the rim, the reverse is slightly concave
with no design at all. Test coin?
KUSHAN,
Huvishka, 158-195 AD, AE unit, 10.5g, MA-?, elephant rider / Mao-like
diety, but what is that legend, someone tell me?
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UNKNOWN
#SR2: late Kushan looking figure obverse, reverse has beaded swastica with
2 crescents in angles, 14mm.
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UNKNOWN
#SR3: "obverse" figure seems late Kushan, reverse reminds me of Kujula,
copper, 14mm, almost 2mm thick.
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, bronze tetradrachm,
MA-2852, bust R, corrupt Greek legend / Herakles standing, Kapisa, F+
$23.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, bronze tetradrachm,
MA-2870, bust R, corrupt Greek legend / Herakles standing, Gandhara/Pushkalavati,
F+
$21.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, bronze tetradrachm,
MA-2870, bust R, corrupt Greek legend / Herakles standing, Gandhara/Pushkalavati,
VF
$33.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, bronze tetradrachm,
MA-2870v, bust R, corrupt Greek legend / Herakles stg, Gandhara/Pushkalavati,
aVF
$33.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, bronze drachm, MA-2856,
bust R / Nike standing L, Kapisa (Kabul valley, more or less), aVF $33.00
sold
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, bronze drachm, MA-2856+,
bust R / Nike standing L, Kapisa, aVF $36.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, AE drachm, MA-2856v1,
bust R / Nike standing L, Kapisa, no control letter under wreath, F+
$26.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, 16mm bronze dichalkon,
MA-2875, bust R / king seated R, Central Chach, few scratches, F $38.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, 16mm bronze dichalkon,
MA-2878, bust R / king seated R, Central Chach, crusty F $44.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, 16mm bronze chalkous,
MA-2880, king seated facing / Zeus standing, S. Chach, F $45.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, 14mm bronze chalkous,
MA-2880, king seated facing / Zeus standing, S. Chach, F+ $55.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, 14mm bronze chalkous,
MA-2880, king seated facing / Zeus standing, S. Chach, aVF $65.00
sold
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, 21mm bronze trichalkon,
MA-2894+, bull R / camel R, S. Chach, G/VG $27.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, 18mm bronze trichalkon,
MA-2895, bull R / camel R, S. Chach, slightly rough F $39.00
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KUSHAN,
Kujula
Kadphises, c. 10-35 AD, 18mm bronze dichalkon,
MA-2895, bull R / camel R, S. Chach, off center obv, F $33.00
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a)
WESTERN
"BARBARIANS," c. 40-60 AD, 22mm bronze tetradrachm, 6.8g,
MA-2897, bust R / Herakles standing, VF $35.00
"Western Barbarians" is my
simplification of Mitchiner's description of these cruder versions of the
Kujula coins. As usual with these central Asian imitative coins,
the situation is more complicated and murky, not at all conducive to any
kind of definitive statements. Be that as it may, "western" is supposed
to mean Afghanistan, maybe west of Kabul. They turn up in more or
less equal numbers to the finer Kujula coins, and in lots from western
Pakistan. I imagine this means that they were contemporary with the
later lifetime Kujula coins, if not made by him, if his coinage regime
did not actually encompass local issues, "authorized" or not.
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b)
WESTERN
"BARBARIANS," c. 40-60 AD, 22mm bronze tetradrachm, 6.8g,
MA-2897, bust R / Herakles standing, VF $35.00
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WESTERN
"BARBARIANS," c. 40-60 AD, 22mm bronze
copy of Kujula Kadphises tetradrachm, MA-2898+, bust R / Herakles standing,
Kapisa series, 6.0g, aVF $16.00
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WESTERN
"BARBARIANS," c. 40-60 AD, 22mm bronze
copy of Kujula Kadphises tetradrachm, MA-2898+, bust R / Herakles standing,
Kapisa series, VF $21.00
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WESTERN
"BARBARIANS," c. 40-60 AD, 18mm bronze
copy of Kujula Kadphises tetradrachm, 3.5g, MA-2904+,
bust
R / Herakles standing, Kapisa series, VF $24.00
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WESTERN
"BARBARIANS," c. 40-60 AD, bronze copy
of Kujula Kadphises tetradrachm, MA-2906, bust R / Herakles standing, 17mm,
3.4g, few scratches, VF $24.00
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WESTERN
"BARBARIANS," c. 40-60 AD, bronze copy
of Kujula Kadphises tetradrachm, MA-2904+, bust R / Herakles standing,
19mm, 4.3g, aVF $24.00 sold
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WESTERN
"BARBARIANS," c. 40-60 AD, bronze copy
of Kujula Kadphises drachm, MA-2913, bust R / king seated L, 9mm, 0.8g,
fragmentary rev., VF $24.00
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Soter Megas, c. 55-105AD,
not a name, but rather a Greek title meaning "Great Savior." It seems
to be pretty well accepted that his personal name was Vima Takto.
Early in his reign he struck rare Scythian looking coins. After he
got his government where he wanted it to be he adopted his standard apotheotic
style with rays of light shooting from his head. The number of rays
varies and is taken to mean "something"; regnal years or control marks
or some such.
KM2919-2)
KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze drachm, MA-2919, king on horse
R / Zeus standing R, Taxila, some hard dirt, VF $63.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze drachm, MA-2921,
Herakles/Siva standing, Vi R / Goddess standing R, Kapisa, the "Vi"
would seem to refer to Soter Megas' name: Vima Takto, aF $47.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze drachm, MA-2921,
Herakles/Siva standing / Goddess standing R, Kapisa, aVF $70.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, MA-2923,
helmeted bust L / horseman R, Qunduz, light pitting, F/VG $150.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, 20mm bronze tetradrachm,
radiant bust R / horseman, round letters (Taxila), MA-2928, 14 rays, patchy
patina, F $16.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm,
MA-2941+, bust R with 9 rays / horseman R, Taxila, bits of crust, XF
$30.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, radiant
bust R / horseman, round letters (Taxila), 9 rays, MA-2941, bit of crust,
VF $21.00
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MA2947-5)
KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, radiant bust R / horseman,
round letters (Taxila), 7 rays, MA-2947, bit crusty, VF $21.00
Several available, all about like this one
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, MA-2947,
bust R with 7 rays / horseman R, Taxila, round letter forms, small scrape
rev., aXF $33.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, MA-2953,
bust R with 6 rays / horseman R, Taxila, round letter forms, VF+ $33.00
sold 4/17/2008
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MA2953-5)
KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, 20mm bronze tetradrachm, MA-2953+, bust R
with 6 rays / horseman R, Taxila, round letter forms,
slash on neck,
XF/VF $33.00
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MA2953-3)
KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105AD, 20mm bronze tetradrachm, MA-2953+, bust R with
6 rays / horseman R, Taxila, nice VF $27.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105AD, 20mm bronze tetradrachm,
MA-2957, bust R with 5 rays / horseman R, Taxila, VF+ $36.00
sold
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105AD, bronze drachm, MA-2992,
bust R with 6 rays / horseman R, Taxila, 7-sided planchet, VF+ $33.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, MA-2965,
bust R with 13 rays / horseman R, Balkh, F $26.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze drachm, MA-2999v1,
bust R, 6 rays / horseman, Balkh, XF $55.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, MA-2978,
bust R with 12 rays / horseman R, Kapisa, VF/aF $21.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, ma-2975,
bust R with 13 rays / horseman R, Kapisa, aVF $31.00
sold 2/13/2008
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, MA-2975,
bust R with 13 rays / horseman R, Kapisa, VF $36.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, MA-2978,
bust R with 12 rays / horseman R, Kapisa, VF+ $39.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze tetradrachm, MA-2981,
bust R with 10 rays / horseman R, Kapisa, F $21.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze drachm, MA-2987,
bust R with 10 rays / horseman R, Taxila, VF $22.00
sold 3/6/2008
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, bronze drachm, MA-3001,
bust R, 9 rays / horseman, Kapisa, XF $45.00
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KUSHAN,
Soter
Megas, c. 55-105 AD, 13mm bronze drachm, radiant
bust R / horseman, Taxila, 7 rays, MA-2990, VF $21.00
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KUSHAN,
Vima
Kadphises, c. 105-130 AD, bronze unit, MA-3009,
king standing / Siva & bull, Kapisa, club medial to elbow, very
clear king, F $31.00
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KUSHAN,
Vima
Kadphises, c. 105-130 AD, bronze unit, MA-3009+,
king standing / Siva & bull, Kapisa, nice F $25.00
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KUSHAN,
Vima
Kadphises, c. 105-130 AD, bronze 1/4 unit,
MA-3023, king standing / Siva & bull, Taxila-Pushkalavati, scratches,
F $12.00 sold 8/30/2007
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KUSHAN,
Vima
Kadphises, c. 105-130 AD, bronze unit, MA-3025,
king standing / Siva & bull, Taxila, F $24.00
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KUSHAN,
Vima
Kadphises, c. 105-130 AD, bronze unit, MA-3029,
king standing / Siva & bull, Taxila-Pushkalavati, aVF/F $36.00
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KUSHAN,
Vima
Kadphises, c. 105-130 AD, bronze unit, MA-3034,
king standing / Siva & bull, Taxila-Pushkalavati, VF $84.00
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KUSHAN,
Vima
Kadphises, c. 105-130 AD, bronze 1/4 unit,
MA-3053, king standing / Siva & bull, Taxila, F $12.00
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KUSHAN,
Vima
Kadphises, c. 105-130 AD, bronze 1/4 unit,
MA-3053, king standing / Siva & bull, Taxila, nice surfaces,
F+ $22.00
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KUSHAN,
Vima
Kadphises, c. 105-130 AD, bronze 1/4 unit,
MA-3055, king standingg / Siva & bull, Taxila, full legends, aVF
$36.00
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KUSHAN,
Vima
Kadphises, c. 105-130 AD, bronze 1/4 unit,
MA-3055, king standing, club medial to elbow / Siva & bull, Taxila,
full
legends, crust spot, aVF $28.00
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze unit, MA-3074, Mithra
(MIOPO), Taxila-Pushkalavati, aF/F $26.00
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze unit, MA-3085, Athsho
(blacksmith god), no rays on L shoulder, aF $24.00
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze unit, MA-3090, Nana,
name written retrograde bottom to top, Taxila-Pushkalavati, F $35.00
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze 1/2 unit, MA-3128,
Mithra (MIOPO), Taxila-Pushkalavati, nice F $33.00
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze 11/2
unit, MA-3135, Vado, Taxila-Pushkalavati, F $55.00
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze 1/8 unit, MA-3138,
Mao, Taxila-Pushkalavati, aVF $45.00
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze 11/4
unit, MA-3177, Mao (Moon) L, MAO retrograde, Jammu-Kashmir series, weakly
magnetic, non-flat planchet, VF $22.00 sold
8/30/2007
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze 1/4
unit, MA-3166, Nanaia, Jammu-Kashmir series, aVF $18.00
sold 2/13/2008
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze 1/4 unit, MA-3166,
Nanaia, Jammu-Kashmir series, weakly magnetic, VF $22.00
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze 1/4
unit, MA-3180, Nana, Jammu-Kashmir series, VF $21.00
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze 1/4 unit (weakly
magnetic), MA-nl, 2-armed Siva, legend: NANA, Jammu-Kashmir series, VF+
$85.00 sold 8/30/2007
I haven't seen a mislabeled diety before.
Have you? (Response - mentioned in Göbl, which I don't have. Someone
have one to sell to me?)
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KUSHAN,
Kanishka
I, c. 120-150 AD, bronze 1/4 unit, MA-3264v,
king on throne facing / Siva, Mitchiner attributes to Huvishka but notes
"inscription not read." This clearly reads Kanishka. aVF
$95.00
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KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, gold stater, MA-3191, Mithra,
XF-AU
$2300.00
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KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, 16g, MA-3216, elephant
rider / Athsho, flame on shoulder, Taxila-Pushkalavati, F $55.00
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KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, MA-3230, king seated
facing on dais / Mao, Kapisa, aF/aVF $24.00
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KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, 6.9g, MA-3325, king
seated / Moon Goddess, Balkh, aVF $25.00
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KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, 15.2g, MA-3243, king
lounging L on couch / 4-armed Shiva, Kapisa, crusty VG $21.00
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KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, 12g, MA-3274, elephant
rider R / Mao standing L, Taxila-Pushkalavati,
crudish & dirty VF
$32.00
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KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, 8.5g, MA-3314, king
on elephant R / Mithra, Taxila-Pushkalavati, aVF $25.00
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MA3314-2)
KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, king on elephant R, no obverse legend
/ Mithra, MA-3314, Taxila-Pushkalavati, aVF $32.00
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MA3314-3)
KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, 8.2g, king on elephant R, no obv. legend
/ Mithra, Taxila-Pushkalavati, MA-3314, 8.6g, king’s head not struck,
VF+ $30.00
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MA3314-5)
KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, king on elephant R, no obverse legend
/ Mithra, MA-3314, Taxila-Pushkalavati, bit of crust, VF/XF $63.00
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KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, 9g, MA-nl, king on
elephant R / Athsho, few scratches, VF $27.00
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KUSHAN,
Huvishka,
158-195 AD, bronze unit, 6.4g, MA-nl (3332+),
king lounging L on couch / Herakles, Kapisa, crusty VG $55.00
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Jouanjouan
(Hun) imitations of Huvishka types
KUSHAN,
Vasu
Deva I, 195-230 AD, bronze unit, MA-3402,
king sacrificing over fat altar / Siva & bull, aVF $28.00
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KUSHAN,
Vasu
Deva I, 195-230 AD, bronze unit, MA-3471+,
king sacrificing, trident above altar, / Siva & bull, Taxila, VF
$35.00
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KUSHAN,
Vasu
Deva I, 195-230 AD, bronze unit, MA-3471v1,
king sacrificing, trident above altar, legend starts at 1 o'clock / Siva
& bull, Taxila, tamgha has "+" base, aVF $24.00
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KUSHAN,
Vasu
Deva, 195-230 AD, bronze unit, MA-3479, king
sacrificing, trident above altar, / Siva & bull, Taxila, couple
of hard green pits, VF $21.00 sold 2/13/2008
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KUSHAN,
Vasu
Deva I, 195-230 AD, bronze unit, MA-3486+,
late period, king sacrificing / Siva & bull, trident both sides, Peshawar,
normal altar / tamgha base is upside down "T," VF $45.00
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KUSHAN,
Vasu
Deva I, 195-230 AD, bronze unit, MA-3486,
late period, king sacrificing / Siva & bull, trident both sides, Peshawar,
aVF
$32.00
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KUSHAN,
Vasu
Deva I, 195-230 AD, bronze unit, MA-3490v1,
king sacrificing L, legend starts at 7 o'clock / Siva & bull, trident
both sides, Peshawar, normal altar / tamgha base is upside down "T," part
weak VF $31.00
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KUSHAN,
time
of Vasu Deva II - Vashishka, c. 250-260 AD,
bronze unit, MA-3522, king wearing beaded coat standing L / Ardoksho seated
facing, Ga Gho obv., F+ $32.00
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KUSHAN,
Vasu
Deva I & Vashishka, c. 250-260 AD,
bronze unit, MA-3523v, king standing L, Ha R / Ardoksho
seated facing, nice F $21.00
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KUSHAN,
time
of Vasu Deva II - Vashishka, c. 250-260 AD,
bronze unit, MA-3533+, 5.4g, king sacrificing / Siva & bull,
"Shiva" above, Taxila, no marks, aVF $21.00
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KUSHAN,
Vasu-Chhu,
c. 260-300 AD,
copper unit, MA-3563+, king sacrificing / Siva & bull, ~5g, F $10.00
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KUSHAN,
Vasu,
c. 260-300 AD, bronze unit, MA-3568, king
standing L / Ardoksho seated facing, aVF $30.00
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KUSHAN,
Vasu,
c. 260-300 AD, copper unit, MA-3568, king
standing L / Ardoksho seated facing, overstruck on a Kushanshahr coin,
VF+
$36.00
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KUSHAN,
Shaka,
c. 300-330 AD, fine gold stater, MA-3573,
king standing L / Ardoksho seated facing, BhaSaYaTha ShaKa,
MA-3571,
VF $275.00
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KUSHAN,
Shaka,
c. 300-330 AD, fine gold stater, king standing
L / Ardoksho seated facing, MA-3575, Bhi-Sita-Shaka,
VF+
$325.00
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KUSHAN,
Shaka,
c. 300-330 AD, fine gold stater, king standing
L / Ardoksho seated facing, Bhi-Sita-ShaKa, MA-3576,
VF
$335.00
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KUSHAN,
Kipanada,
c. 330-360 AD, fine gold stater, king standing
L / Ardoksho seated facing, Da BaCha RnaTha KiPaNaDa,
MA-3584, aVF $275.00
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KUSHAN,
Kipanada,
c. 330-360 AD, base gold stater, king standing
/ goddess, MA-3589, about 25% gold, VF $175.00
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KUSHAN,
Kipanada,
c. 330-360 AD, extremely base gold stater,
might as well call it silver, MA-3589, king standing / goddess, Da
BaChaRnaTha Kipanada, VF $88.00
sold 2/12/2008
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KUSHAN,
Gadahara,
c. 320-350 AD, slightly base gold stater,
king standing L / Ardoksho seated facing, KaPaN KiDaRa GaDaHaRa,
MA-3596,
nice VF-VF+ $320.00 sold 7/19/2007
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