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Æ Tetradrachm - Vima Kadphises Bi-lingual
| Uitgever | Kushan Empire |
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| Jaar | 100-127 |
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| Gewicht | 17.23 g |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΣΩΤΗΡ ΜΕΓΑΣ ΟΟΗΜΟ ΚΑΔΦΙΣΗΣ Also exists with corrupted Greek script: ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ BACIΛEWN CWTHP MEΓAC ΟΟΗΜΟ ΚΑΔΦΙϹΗϹ (Translation: `Basileus Basileuon Soter Megas Ooemo Kadphises`: `King of Kings Vima Kadphises the Great Saviour`) |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The god Shiva rendered as a nimbate figure seated upon a large humped bull (Nandi), facing left in three-quarter view, with the deity's radiate crown clearly visible above. Shiva holds a long lance or spear upright in one hand while the bull stands in profile occupying the central field. A small circular symbol, likely a tamgha or dynastic emblem, appears in the left field. The Kharosthi reverse legend encircles the entire design in the outer field, providing the Prakrit equivalent of the obverse Greek royal titulature. The flan is broad and irregular, with areas of olive-green patina typical of Kushan copper issues. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Vima Kadphises consolidated Kushan control over northwestern India and is credited with introducing the gold dinar to the empire's coinage system — yet copper tetradrachms like this one did the actual economic work, moving through markets from Bactria to the Ganges plain. The bilingual format, carrying both Greek script inherited from Bactrian predecessors and Kharosthi, reflects an administration governing populations with genuinely different literary traditions rather than a purely ceremonial gesture toward inclusivity.
Göbl 762 is among the better-documented types in the Vima Kadphises copper sequence, though die alignment varies considerably across the series.