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2 Dinar - Vima Kadphises
| Uitgever | Kushan Empire |
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| Jaar | 100-128 |
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| Valuta | Drachm |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Diademed and crowned half-length bust of Vima Kadphises facing left, depicted emerging from stylized clouds, with visible flames at the shoulder — a divine iconographic convention. The king holds a mace-scepter over his right shoulder, asserting royal and martial authority. A tamgha (dynastic emblem) appears in the right field. The Greek legend encircles the effigy in the outer border. |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Greek |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Vima Kadphises consolidated Kushan control over the Indus Valley and northwestern India, and his gold coinage reflects the enormous wealth flowing through those trade corridors — connecting Rome, Parthia, and the subcontinent along routes that would later be called the Silk Road. Roman sources record gold draining eastward in exchange for luxury goods, and Kushan mint output from this reign absorbed much of it.
The double dinar denomination places this among the heaviest gold issues of the dynasty. Vima Kadphises was the first Kushan ruler to strike gold on a large scale, a monetary decision that defined the dynasty's numismatic character for the next century.