Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian, and Kidarite Coins: A Catalogue of Coins from the American Numismatic Society
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Edition
1st. ed.
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ISBN
0897223349, 9780897223348
Length
322p., Colour; B/W Figures; 79 Colour Plates; 1.2 x 8.5 x 11.8 inches
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The Kushan Empire was a vast inland empire that stretched across Central and South Asia during the first to fourth centuries AD. The origins of Kushan dynasty continue to be debated, and precise dates, especially for the late Kushan kings, remain elusive, but the coinage reveals the Kushan dynasty as a major force in the cultural and political history of the ancient Silk Road.
Kushan coinage began c. AD 50 with issues of the first Kushan king, Kujula Kadphises(c. ...
