Catalog
Tetradrachm - Soter Megas
| Issuer | Kushan Empire |
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| Year | 80-90 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bust of the anonymous king Soter Megas facing right, depicted wearing an elaborate diadem or radiate crown with dotted ornaments, draped in royal attire. The effigy is rendered in the characteristic Kushan artistic style, combining Hellenistic and Central Asian conventions. Traces of a legend in Kharoshthi script are visible in the left and right fields flanking the royal bust. The flan is irregular, as typical of hammered Kushan bronze coinage of this period. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΣΩΤΗΡ ΜΕΓΑΣ |
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