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Coin (Cleveland Museum of Art 1999.227)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Coin (Cleveland Museum of Art 1999.227)

c. 106–149 CE

This gold coin represents the reign of the Kushana ruler, Havishka. The coin bears a portrait of the ruler on the obverse and various deities on the reverse. It is identified by inscriptions in Kharosthi, the language used in northwestern India during the Kushan period. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1999.227: Coin,…

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Coin from Bactriana of King Soter Megas, 30-50

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

ancient coins

Coin from Bactriana of King Soter Megas, 30-50

30 - 50

Bronze coin. Obverse: bust of the king with lance facing right. Reverse: the king with lance facing right. Greek legend. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-0025; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2 cm x weight 8.38 g.

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Coin of Kushan King Vasudeva I (Cleveland Museum of Art 1999.226)

Cleveland Museum of Art

ancient coins

Coin of Kushan King Vasudeva I (Cleveland Museum of Art 1999.226)

c. 142/145+

This gold coin represents the reign of the Kushana ruler, Vasudeva I. The coin bears a portrait of the ruler on the obverse and various deities on the reverse. It is identified by inscriptions in Kharosthi, the language used in northwestern India during the Kushan period. Cleveland Museum of Art object 1999.226: Coi…

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Coin of Kushan King Vima Kadphises (Cleveland Museum of Art 1999.225)

Cleveland Museum of Art

ancient coins

Coin of Kushan King Vima Kadphises (Cleveland Museum of Art 1999.225)

100–200s CE

This gold coin represents the reigns of the Kushana ruler, Vima Kadphises. The coin bears a portrait of the ruler on the obverse and various deities on the reverse. It is identified by an inscription in Kharosthi, the language used in northwestern India during the Kushan period. The reverse depicts the figure of Her…

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