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Tetradrachm - Gondophares with Maharaja Gadana 'Orthagnes' nisada - 12 BC-130 AD Province of Arachosia
| Issuer | Indo-Parthian Kingdom |
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| Year | 25-35 |
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| Reference(s) | MIG#1094, ISCH#212.1, ISCH#212.1T |
| Obverse description | Bearded male bust facing left in the Indo-Parthian tradition, rendered in a somewhat crude provincial style characteristic of Arachosian issues. The effigy wears a diadem or head-band with trailing streamers visible behind the head. The portrait is heavily stylised, with broad facial features and pronounced beard, reflecting local die-cutting conventions. A Greek legend encircles the bust, reading in retrograde or partially degraded form. The overall workmanship is consistent with the billon tetradrachms struck in the eastern satrapies under Gondophares. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΈΩΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΥΝΔΠΦΕΡΡΟΥ |
| Reverse description | Winged Nike standing to the right, holding a laurel wreath in her extended right hand and a long palm branch in her left, a composition standard to Indo-Parthian coinage of this series. A Kharosthi legend surrounds the central type, recording the titles and name of the issuing authority. In the left field appears the isolated Kharosthi syllable 'Ma', interpreted as a mint or magistrate mark. The die work is provincial and somewhat flat, consistent with hammered billon issues from the Province of Arachosia. |
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