bgr_940281 - KUSHAN - KUSHAN KINGDOM - VASUDEVA I Tétradrachme
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Type : Tétradrachme
Date: c. 185-228
Mint name / Town : Atelier indéterminé
Metal : copper
Diameter : 21,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 7,90 g.
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie décentrée au revers. Jolie représentation du droit. Usure régulière. Patine foncée
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Obverse
Obverse description : Le roi debout à gauche, tenant un trident de la main droite, la main gauche posée sur un autel surmonté d’un trident orné de rubans flottants.
Reverse
Reverse description : Shiva debout de face devant le bœuf sacré (zébu).
Commentary
Représentation inhabituelle.
Historical background
KUSHAN - KUSHAN KINGDOM - VASUDEVA I
(185-228)
The Kushans or Yue-Tche emigrated in the 1st century AD, leaving China to first settle in Sogdiana, before occupying the remains of the Indo-Greek kingdoms and penetrating what became the Hindo Kush. Vasu-Deva is the son of Huviska, whom he succeeded around 185 AD, who reigned over northern India. His death around 228 marks the decline of the Kushan Empire.
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