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1/4 Dinar - Vima Kadphises
| Issuer | Kushan Empire |
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| Year | 110-127 |
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| Value | 1/4 Dinar (5) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (110-127) |
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Vima Kadphises consolidated Kushan control over the Indo-Gangetic plain and established gold coinage as the dynastic standard, drawing on the enormous bullion wealth flowing through the empire's position astride the Silk Road between Rome and Han China. His full dinar issues are well documented, but the quarter denomination was a practical instrument for smaller transactions in a monetizing economy — produced in numbers that now seem surprisingly modest given how thoroughly his reign reshaped the region's commercial infrastructure.