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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     75000712      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     KUSHAN EMPIRE Issuer:     Late Types Date Ruled:     Usurper, circa AD 350-375 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Dinar Weight:     7.58 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Description:     Samudra, nimbate, diademed, and crowned, standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding standard; filleted trident to left, Brahmi "Pu" to left, "Samudra" to inner right, "Gadakhara" to outer right Reverse Description:     Ardoxsho, nimbate, seated facing, holding filleted investiture garland and cornucopia Primary Reference:     MK 611 (unlisted dies) Reference2:     Donum Burns 813 ("Maiores domus") Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=103620 Grade:     Good VF. Notes:     Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 712 This "usurper" is unknown apart from his coins. Based on stylistic incongruities with traditional Kushan numismatic iconography (cf. MK 599), the use of ad hoc mints, rather than the usual sites employed by others, and the use of "Samudra", GÖbl argued for a field commander striking on behalf of Samudragupta in a region which had not yet been incorporated into the Gupta realm, but where Kushan dinars would have been the accepted currency.

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