Lot 50

Ancient, Kushans, Set of 4 Coins, 1). 2). & 3). Vima Takto (Soter Megas), (1st Century AD), Bronze Unit, 8.39 gms, 19.55 mm, 2). 8.50 gms, 19.96 mm, 3). Horseman/Zeus Bilingual type, Bronze Unit, 1.55 gms, 12.20 mm, 4). Vima Kadphises (110-127 AD), Copper Drachm, 4.40 gms, 17.13 mm, 1). Obv: Rayed and Diademed bust of king to right, Holding sceptre, Tamgha behind bust, Dotted border around, Rev: King mounted on horse advancing to right and holding a whip, Tamgha at front of horse, Greek legend around reading ‘BACIΛEV BACIΛEVWN CWTHP MEΓAC’, 2). Obv: Rayed and Diademed bust of king to right, Holding sceptre, Tamgha behind bust, Dotted border around, Rev: King mounted on horse advancing to right and holding a whip, Tamgha at front of horse, 3). Obv: King riding a horse to right, holding a whip, Tamgha in front of horse, Greek legend aroundreading ‘ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΩΝ ΣΩΤΗΡ Μ (King of Kings,the Savior, the Great), Rev: Zeus standing facing to right, holding staff in one hand and other hand stretched in blessing, cloak over shoulders, a purnaghata (sacred water pot) in front, Kharoshthi script around reading ‘MaharajasaRajatirajasaMahatasa Tratarasa’, 4). Obv: King wearing a coat, boots and headgear, a club at right, tamgha above, standing facing left and offering at an altar, a trident standard placed behind altar, Bactrian legend ‘BASILEOS BASILEON SOTER MEGAS OOEMO KADPHISES’ around partially seen, Rev: Ithyphallic Shiva (Oesho) carrying trident, reclining against Nandi bull, Nandipada in left field, Kharoshthi legend ‘Maharajasa Rajadirajasa Sarvaloga Ishavarasa Mahishwarasa Vema Kataphi’ around partially seen, 1). & 2). MAC # 2978, 3). Reference # Cribb and Bracey, 044 B.S1-I, pg. 427, 4). MAC # 3053-3054, very fine, very scarce.