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I recently acquired a large quantity of NGC Certified high grade Æ tetradrachms of Soter Megas, with intents to sell. These were bulk processed by NGC and are only attributed to the generic type. I am looking for recommendations on the most up-to-date reference to properly catalog each coin with as much detail as possible. I have attached sample images. Thank you, Sam   |
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Thank you, echizento, for your reply. I happen to personally know the owner of coinindia.com. The coins of Soter Megas on that web site are attributed to Mitichiner's Ancient & Classical World; which I already have in my library. However, there has been loads of new research in Kushan coinage since the late 1970s date of Mithciner's publication.
For introductory purpose, I have been collecting ancient coins for nearly 40 years and I look forward to being an active member in this forum.
Best regards,
Sam
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My avatar is one of these, I got it for a few bucks. I've since passed it on. I couldnt find any information about the issue unfortunately. Wildwinds has a few varieties listed and some reference works linked at the bottom which might help. |
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 to the community I have just started collecting these type of coins, up until a few months ago I solely collected Roman coins. Soter Megas an Kushan coins are on my list to but. I have found Coin India very informative for my limited knowledge of this type. I would love to learn more about them along with Indo-Greek coinage. Looking forward to seeing you as an active member here. |
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Thank you, BenByfield, for your reply. Kushan coinage is extensive and extensively collected around the world. Most of what we know about the Kushana today is deduced from their coinage and surviving non-numismatic inscriptions. Even the name of the king on your "avatar" coin, or his chronology, wasn't fully known until the late 1990s. He was simply known as the Great Savior, King of Kings. Today, we known him to be Vima (or Wima) Takto (alt. Taktoo, Takha, etc.) and the grandfather of Kanishka the Great. Dating of Kanishka is still open for interpretation and often scholarly disputed.
Robert Bracey at the British Museum is heading their Kushan coin project and a new catalogue of coins of the Kushan dynasty; and many of us are anxiously awaiting.
Sincerely,
Sam
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Thank you, echizento, for the warm welcome  Over the years, I have collected Greek, Roman, Jewish, Persian, Byzantine, Islamic, and Indian coinage. Currently, however, I don't have a specific theme and I collect any coin I find historically important. The end result is a reasonably decent library that covers most of ancient and medieval coinage and the ability to "read" a myriad of languages. BTW, BenByfield's comment has me curious on how to create a custom avatar. I could only find the option to pick existing ones from a list. Best regards, Sam |
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Just make a request to the forum Mom with a picture of you avatar.
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As for the OP's question: I don't think there is a more up-to-date reference for Kushan coins than Mitchiner. The only other Websites I know that display a decent selection of Kushan coins are Grifterrec and zeno.ru, both of which seem to still use Mitchiner references. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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 and.. and that is a beautiful soter megas! |
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