Help Identifying | Kushan Empire Bronze Coin

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dazzer71 New Member United Kingdom 35 Posts	Posted 10/19/2009 5:12 pm a friend of mine was given this coin by his grandfather. he sent me the photos to post here to see if anyone could help identify it. I haven't actually held the coin so I don't know the dimensions of it. *Edited by Staff to fix up images a bit * Identified - moved to Ancients forum - Sap Edited by dazzer71 10/19/2009 5:14 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16867 Posts	Posted 10/19/2009 7:14 pm The "guy in a dress" like that (it's actually a royal robe) is very distinctive - it's from the Kushan Empire. The woman in the shimmering gown on the other side is the Persian goddess of the moon, Mao (she's even named "MAO" in faint lettering to the right). I believe the coin is a "bronze tetradrachm" or "bronze unit" from the reign of Kanishka I, circa 130 - 160 AD. Example on zeno.ru. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
dazzer71 New Member United Kingdom 35 Posts	Posted 10/20/2009 10:50 am wow. very interesting and old coin. doesent seem to be worth much though. thanks again for your help Report this Post to the Staff
viveknair3 New Member United States 8 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 10:02 am Nice Coin from the Kushan Empire ... :) The image on the Observe (the king in the royal robe) is actually Kanishka I (the most famous among the Kushan Kings). Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4973 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 10:49 am it may not be exactly this coin, but it's pretty dang close... Kushan Empire Kanishka I. Circa AD 127/8-152 AE Didrachm (8.5g ,21.6mm ? about right?) Kanishka standing facing head left, sacrificing over altar / Helios standing , raising right hand and placing left on hilt of sword Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 12/26/2012 11:32 am I can't believe I missed this one, Dazzler! Nice Kushan... Chris-Thats an awesome Kushan I don't have ....Yet. Report this Post to the Staff
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