Kidarites? Ae 11 Facing Bust / Fire Altar (6/19)

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/09/2017 2:35 pm 6/19 Another mysterious small bronze; clearly Kushano-Sassanian or more probably Kidarite. AE 11mm "obol", 0.5g Facing bust with puffy hair flowing outward Fire altar Can't find a match online, but this one is pretty close https://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=52206 In addition to clearly being larger and nearly twice as heavy, that example also has three segments of the fire altar bowl, while mine has only two. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34426 Posts	Posted 10/09/2017 9:36 pm Quote: Another mysterious small bronze I agree! "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 Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/09/2017 9:51 pm I suspect it's from Kashmir Smast. See third coin down here: http://beastcoins.com/Kashmir-Smast...ir-Smast.htm Nice pickup, Steve. Edit: I just saw your link...yep, we're thinking alike. Kashmir Smast. Edited by Kamnaskires 10/09/2017 9:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 10/10/2017 09:58 am Thanks for the link, Bob! I had heard Kashmir Smast here and there, but had no idea that it may have been a separate and independent kingdom within the region - very cool! I spotted a few more of my own coins on that page, so you also just saved me a couple hours of tooling around in Zeno Report this Post to the Staff
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