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Added another Indo-Scythian coin to the collection. This tiny coin is one from one of the last Indo-Scythian kings Rajuvula 10-25 AD. After the death of Azes the Indo-Scythian kingdom started to wane. There were a few areas that that still remained one of these areas was ruled by Rajuvula. His kingdom was in the area of Mathura and Jammu in India. He was succeeded by son until the region was taken over by the Parthians. AE Drachm Obverse: Bust of King with botched Greek legend, mostly off flan. Reverse: Athena standing with shield, difficult to make out on this coin. Kharoshthi legend mostly off flan: CHATRAPASA APRATITHACHAKRASA RAJUVULASA. (The great satrap Rajuvula with the invincible discus) 11mm x 2.6g Senior 151.30D, MIG 903b   |
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Pillar of the Community
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Nice pick-up.
I will never figure out how people manage to attribute these!
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I don't know either. But I'm glad there are people smarter than me that can ID them.
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Not sure even Bob would have gotten this one... But what about: Quote:
invincible discus  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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That's a new one on me also. I just looked up the word and it is defined as a wooden disk. Than I saw another reference to his legend written as Invincible with the Discus. So maybe he was a champion discus thrower? https://books.google.com/books?id=Q...mean&f=false |
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Ok interesting. At first I thought you were cracking a joke (that I didn't understand), but here is some info off the interwebs: Quote:
Additionally, on one of Rajuvula's coin types, there appears the Kharoshthi legend "apratihata cakrasa chatrapasa rajuvulasa" or, "the Satrap Rajuvula whose discus (cakra) is irresistible". This is rather quite interesting in that the traditional Buddhist use of the cakra was an emblem of the Dharma while in this instance Rajuvula has turned the cakra into a weapon of war. This militant interpretation of the cakra, although a sign that Rajuvula and his Mathura Saka were active participants and perhaps followers of Buddhism, is also an indication of the preservation of some of their traditional militant ideals and a legacy of their heritage from the Central Asian steppes. from http://www.europabarbarorum.com/fac...history.htmlI guess in this case, the term is for an instrument of war.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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12/02/2016 9:23 pm
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I like your definition better than mine.
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Ok well Ron, in reading further down the page on your reference, I'm kinda thinking that we are both talking about the same thing: an instrument of war (the "favorite weapon of Vishnu").
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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That's what I love about this hobby, I learn something new every day.
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Neat little pickup, Ron! Quote:
...the invincible discus Well, I guess if you got, flaunt it. I see on Coinindia that the debasement of these - along with the degradation of the image of Athena Alkidemos - got worse through the series. But even the (presumably) earliest one they post there is a bit rough overall. Congrats. You are indeed quite the Eastern - including Southeastern - collector these days. Nice addition to your Indo-Scythians. |
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Thanks Bob, I am waiting for a coin to arrive that I never heard of the kingdom. I'll post it as soon as it arrives.
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Posted 12/02/2016 4:18 pm
