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ThisIsFun Pillar of the Community United States 2480 Posts	Posted 05/18/2013 10:02 pm This guy has made an appearance twice lately on the "Guess the Emperor" thread. I think I guessed an empress and BenByfield had a stroke. Anyway, with that fresh in my mind I was happily surprised to find one in a little shop down an alleyway where I live. Not many ancient coins in my neck of the woods other than shipwreck coins (with many fakes). I'm sure I overpaid but what the heck, it's a beautiful coin! Nice and hefty too, 8.3 gm, 20mm, ~3mm thick. I might get rid of some of the exuberant verdigris though. Not all of it, just carefully smooth the rough parts down. (attribution info lifted from an Ancientnoob post here: https://goccf.com/t/133273 The Empire of the Kushans (Afghanistan, Bactria and North India Bordering China) Soter Megas - The Great King Vima Takto r.c. 80-90 AD AE Tetradrachm Obverse: Bust of Vima Takto with Royal Greek Headband and the Magic Stick (scepter) Three Pronged Tamgha behind. Reverse: The Great King Mounted with Scepter and Corrupted Greek Legend BASILEY BASILEYWN SWTHP MEGAS- "The King of Kings- The Great Saviour." Edited by ThisIsFun 05/18/2013 10:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/18/2013 10:09 pm Very nice find. Excellent coin. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4980 Posts	Posted 05/18/2013 11:10 pm oh yeah,that's nice...i just got one also! dig that soter megas! Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 05/19/2013 07:44 am nice! I traded mine away...a lot of them dont have patinas because the locals that dig them up dont know any better - quicker and easier for them to remove it all. This ones got a nice glossy sheen to it. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4980 Posts	Posted 05/19/2013 11:57 am Quote: a lot of them dont have patinas because the locals that dig them up dont know any better i noticed this but didn't know why. I have several cheapie indogreeks with no or little patina and see them frequently. Report this Post to the Staff
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