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Tetradrachm - Kujula Kadphises
| Issuer | Kushan Empire |
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| Year | 30-80 |
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| Diameter | 18 mm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed bust of Hermaios in Hellenistic style facing right, depicted with draped shoulders and a royal diadem, imitating the portraiture of the Indo-Greek king Hermaeus. The effigy is rendered in a somewhat crude, provincial manner consistent with early Kushan coinage. A Greek legend encircles the bust within the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΤΗΡΟΣΣΥ ΕΡΜΑΙΟΥ (Translation: `King Hermaeus, the Saviour`) |
| Reverse description | Standing figure of Herakles facing, depicted nude with his club resting in one hand and the Nemean lion skin draped over his arm, in the Hellenistic tradition. The figure occupies the central field of the flan, rendered in a bold but stylised manner characteristic of early Kushan provincial workmanship. A Kharosthi legend encircles the design, identifying Kujula Kadphises as ruler of the Kushans. |
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