Greek and Kharosthi Legends
on the coins of Kujula Kadphises


under construction
march, 2004


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Hermaios Imitations

Alram type 1272 Kujula Kadphises
Kujula's name in Kharosthi only.


Note: Temporary photo courtesy Alram Iranisches Personennamenbuch.

Senior ISCH type 6.1 Kujula Kadphises
Kujula's name in Kharosthi only.


AE Tetradrachm
23 mm.
7.27 gm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: Diademed bust right, imitative of Hermaios.
Reverse: Hercules standing left, holding club and lion skin.

Senior B6.1

Alram 1272 [his obverse legend 1/his reverse legend type 2]


Mitchiner 1044


Mitchiner IGIS v8 1044a Legend: Kujula Kasasa Kushana Yavugasa Dhramathidasa


Mitchiner IGIS v8 1044b Legend: Kujula Kasa Kushana Yavugasa Dhramathidasa

Mitchiner 1061 (with corrupt Greek legend)

Mitchiner IGIS v8 1061 Legend: Kujula Kasasa Kushana Yavugasa Dhramathidasa

Mitchiner 1062 (with corrupt Greek legend)

Mitchiner IGIS v8 1062a Legend: Kuyula Kasa Kushana Yavugasa Dhramathidasa


Mitchiner IGIS v8 1062b Legend: Kuyula Kasasa Kushana Yavugasa

Rosenfield type I
Obverse:
Reverse: Kujula Kasasa (or Karasa) Kushana yavugasa dhramathidasa [Kujula Kasa?, the Kushan Yabgu, Steadfast in the Law]




Senior ISCH type 6.2 Kujula Kadphises
Kujula's name in both Greek and Kharosthi.


AE Tetradrachm
24 mm.
8.84 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: Diademed bust right.
Reverse: Hercules standing right, holding club and lion skin.

Senior B6.2

Alram 1275 [his obverse legend 3/his reverse legend type 2]


Mitchiner 1049


Mitchiner IGIS v8 1049 Legend: Kujula Kasasa Kushana yavugasa dhramathidasa

Rosenfield type Iv.
Obverse:
Reverse: Kujula Kasasa (or Karasa) Kushana yavugasa dhramathidasa [Kujula Kasa?, the Kushan Yabgu, Steadfast in the Law]




Alram type 1273 Kujula Kadphises


Note: Temporary photo courtesy Alram Iranisches Personennamenbuch.

Alram 1273 [his obverse legend 2/his reverse legend type 2]





Senior ISCH type 6v. Kujula Kadphises


AE 23
23 mm.
2.28 gm.
Die position=3h
Note: Courtesy Pankaj Tandon.

Obverse legend: Blundered Greek.
Reverse legend: Maharajasa Khushanasa Yavugasa Kushana Katisa




Senior ISCH type 7 Kujula Kadphises
[in the name of Hermaios]


AE 17
17 x 16 mm.
6.21 gm.
Die position=7h
Obverse: Diademed bust, right; 'pseudo-Hermaeus' Greek legend around.
Reverse: Winged Nike left holding wreath; Monogram 40 in right field.
Note: Courtesy Peter A. Linenthal collection.

Mitchiner 1048


Mitchiner IGIS v8 1056 legend: Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Heramayasa

Mitchiner 1066 (with corrupt Greek legend)

Mitchiner IGIS v8 1056 legend: Maharayasa rayatirayasa mahatasa Heramayasa




Senior ISCH type 8 Kujula Kadphises
[in the name of Hermaios]


AE 19
18 x 19 mm.
2.80 gm.
Die position=9h
Obverse: Diademed bust, right; 'pseudo-Hermaeus' Greek legend around.
Reverse: Enthroned Zeus left; Monogram 40 in right field with Kharosthi Pra above.

Mitchiner 1046


Mitchiner IGIS v8 1046 legend: Maharajasa mahatasa Heramayasa





Roman Imitations

Senior ISCH type 9 Kujula Kadphises


AE 18
18 mm.
3.21 gm.
Die position=7h
Note: Courtesy Peter A. Linenthal collection.


AE 18
18 mm.
3.26 gm.
Die position=11h
Note: Courtesy Pankaj Tandon.

Obverse: 'Augustus' style bust right.
Reverse: King right seated in curule chair. Monogram 157 in left field.
Note: Monogram 157 occurs only on this issue and the Kharahostes family coins.

Senior B9

Alram 1276 [his obverse legend type 4/reverse legend type 3]


Mitchiner 1053


Mitchiner IGIS v8 1053 legend: Khushanasa yauasa Kuyula Kaphsasa sachadhramathidasa

Rosenfield type II
Obverse:
Reverse: Kuyula Kaphsasa sacadhramathitasa Khushanasa yauasa [Kujula Kaphises, Steadfast in the True Law, the Kushan Yabgu]




Azes/Zeionises Imitations

Senior ISCH type 10 Kujula Kadphises


AE 14
14 mm.
1.61 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: King seated facing cross-legged with right hand raised.
Reverse: Zeus standing right.
Note: Courtesy Pankaj Tandon.

Senior B10

Alram 1282 [obverse legend type 6/his reverse legend type 9]


Mitchiner 1054

Mitchiner IGIS v8 1054 legend: Kuyula Kadaphasa Khushanasa


Rosenfield type III
Obverse (Zeus): Illegible Greek legend.
Reverse (Seated figure): Kuyula Kadaphasa Khushanasa




Senior ISCH type 11 Kujula Kadphises


AE 24
24 mm.
9.96 gm.
Die position=2h
Obverse: Bull standing right.
Reverse: Camel standing right.
Note: Courtesy Pankaj Tandon.

Senior B11

fn4, page 220: varieties exist with... additional Kushanasa or shorter legends

Alram 1278 [no obverse legend listed/his reverse legend type 5]

Alram 1279 [no obverse legend listed/his reverse legend type 6]

Note: Alram 1280 and 1281 are the smaller-module types -- probably of Vima and not Kujula.

Mitchiner 1055

Mitchiner IGIS v8 1055 legend: Maharayasa rayatirayasa Devaputrasa Kuyula Kara Kapasa

Mitchiner 1056

Mitchiner IGIS v8 1056 legend: Maharayasa rayatirayasa Kuyula Kara Kapasa

Mitchiner 1057

Mitchiner IGIS v8 1057 legend: Maharayasa rayatirayasa Khushanasa Kuyula Kara Kapasa Devaputrasa

Rosenfield type IV
Obverse: Illegible Greek legend.
Reverse: Maharajasa rajatirajasa Kayala Kara Kapasa




Alram type 1271 Kujula Kadphises


AR Obol (imitating the obols of Eucratides)
Obverse: Helmeted bust right.
Reverse: Caps of the Dioskouroi (?)
Note: Temporary photo courtesy Alram Iranisches Personennamenbuch.

Alram 1271 [no obverse legend/his reverse legend type 1]




MACW 2911 type Postumous Kujula Kadphises


AE 19
19 mm.
3.56 gm.
Die position=5h
Obverse: Bust of king right. Trace of legend.
Reverse: Zeus enthroned left. Trace of legend.
Note: Courtesy Pankaj Tandon.





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