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rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 02/24/2019 06:51 am Thank you for your time. Approx 22 mm and 7.3 gms * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/24/2019 4:22 pm I agree Kushan, wish there was a little more detail but from what I can see my best guess would be Huvishka. Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 02/28/2019 02:22 am Thanks for the input echizento. Do you think there is an elephant rider ? Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 635 Posts	Posted 02/28/2019 10:55 am I agree, it looks like an elephant rider in the first photo. The coin is very similar in style to those of Huvishka, for example those shown at http://coinindia.com/galleries-huvishka.html However, I'm not seeing an exact match. Perhaps with the coin in hand under good light and magnification you'll be able to find a match. Report this Post to the Staff
Kushanshah Pillar of the Community United States 1554 Posts	Posted 02/28/2019 9:11 pm An imitation of Huvishka's elephant-rider. Mitchiner assigns them to the Jouan-jouan. His argument is weak but has found acceptance in the trade: "Chinese sources tell of the Kushans being subject to raids by the Jouan-jouan, the nomads who controlled the steppe lands further north. Certain other features of contemporary Kushan coinage struck further south suggest that Vasu Deva's succession to Huvishka may have been troubled. When the evidence is assembled it seems fairly likely that a combination of internal troubles and nomad raids divested the Kushans of their most northerly possessions". Personally, I think "local imitation" is more realistic. Cf. Mitchiner ACW p. 442 and nos. 3378-3384. Edited by Kushanshah 02/28/2019 9:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
rooneydog Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 739 Posts	Posted 03/02/2019 04:41 am Thank you Seeker and Kushanshah for the great information. Report this Post to the Staff
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