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Kushan coinage. Late Kushan ruler Shaka I (325–345). In the coinage of the North Indian and Central Asian Kushan Empire (approximately 30–375 CE), the main coins issued were gold, weighing 7.9 grams, and base metal issues of various weights between 12 g and 1.5 g.
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The coinage of the Kushans was copied as far as the...
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Vāsudeva I ( Kushano Bactrian: Βαζοδηο Bazodeo; Middle...
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Coins of the Kushans are found in abundance as far as Bengal, and the ancient Bengali state of Samatata issued coins copied from the coinage of Kanishka I, although probably only as a result of commercial influence. Coins in imitation of Kushan coinage have also been found abundantly in the eastern state of Orissa.
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Kanishka's coins from the beginning of his reign bear legends in Greek language and script and depict Greek divinities. Later coins bear legends in Bactrian, the Iranian language that the Kushans evidently spoke, and Greek divinities were replaced by
Sep 5, 2019 · EXOTIC, OBSCURE, BEAUTIFUL, and under-appreciated, Kushan coins are gaining increasing visibility in the ancients market. For centuries, international trade in silk and spices sent a stream of...
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Contents. 1 Origins. 2 Early Kushans. 3 A multi-cultural Empire. 4 Territorial expansion. 5 Main Kushan rulers. 5.1 Kujula Kadphises (30–80) 5.2 Vima Taktu (80–105) 5.3 Vima Kadphises (105–127) 5.4 Kanishka I (127–147) 5.6 Huvishka (140–183) 5.7 Vasudeva I (191–225) 6 Kushan deities. 6.1 Some deities on Kushan coinage: The Kushans and Buddhism.
