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paul27613 Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 08/24/2014 7:19 pm If you have prowled around dealer cases you may have run across the dupondius size Kushan AE tetradrachms. None of them generally run a ton of money but at the same time none of them are really much to look at. I'll even go so far as to say that one side is sort of goofy and cartoonish. However, again while listing some coins to my store, I had just photo'd this high grade one. Dates to 100-128 AD, and I believe the ruler depicted is: Vima Kadphises. On the other side we see Siva in front of a bull. What really is extraordinary about this coin is the condition. I honestly have never run across a high grade one before. Enjoy!! Report this Post to the Staff

pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 08/24/2014 7:38 pm Very nice. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 08/24/2014 8:19 pm High grade Kushan anything is hard to come by. Your coin is quite nice it exibits quite the sand patina. This coin must have been deposited somewhere arid. Most base metal coins coming out of C. Asia are so corroded due to the soil composition and weather factors. I collect Kushan coins and have been able to aquire only a few in high enough grade. Kudos to your coin I want it. Let me know if you wanna see some higher grade Kushan. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 08/24/2014 8:47 pm Anoob and a few of us like this coin type. The is a very nice example very well struck with clear legends. Congrats on a nice find/ Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 08/24/2014 9:06 pm Can't help myself. I have to post one. Kanishka Does this guys count he is silver his name is Kidara and he calls him self Kushan on his coin? Minted 360 AD. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 08/24/2014 11:46 pm that is a fantastic one, nice color, details and legends. nice to see some eastern coins on the board...they don't seem to attract much of a following. here's one I posted recently, a smaller kaniska i...i don't have any of the large kushans yet. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/25/2014 12:27 am paul27613: Contrasting desert patina with full legends. Nice coin! Report this Post to the Staff
zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 08/25/2014 01:17 am Paul, I saw you list this one on VCoins earlier this morning. It is a fairly nice coin, and should clean up nicely if anyone ever decides what to. You're right though, they're rarely seen in high-grades because they rarely are struck right and were used thoroughly at the time. Nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 08/25/2014 01:34 am Not a collector of these , but its certainly a nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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