2 Zhu - Gurgamoa Posthumous

Issuer	Khotan Kingdom (Central Asia (ancient))
Year	30-60
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Currency	Zhu
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Obverse description	Central device depicting a humped bull (zebu) in profile facing right, rendered in a bold, stylised manner characteristic of Khotanese coinage of the early Common Era. Kharosthi legend encircles the central device in the field, reading clockwise around the bull. The flan is irregular in shape, as typical of hammered issues from this region and period. The overall artistic style reflects the confluence of Indian and Central Asian iconographic traditions prevalent in the Tarim Basin kingdoms.
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Obverse lettering	(Translation: MAHARAJA YITIRAJA GUTGASA Of the Great King, the Yutian King, Gurgamoa)
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Reverse script	Chinese (traditional, seal script)
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