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Ancient India: INDIA. Kushan Empire. Kipunada (ca. AD 350/60-380). AV debased dinar (19mm, 11h). ANACS VF 35.,...
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INDIA. Kushan Empire. Kipunada (ca. AD 350/60-380). AV debased dinar (19mm, 11h). ANACS VF 35., Uncertain mint. Kipunada standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing jeweled conical hat, thigh-length kaftan with heavy collar, long, loose-fitting sleeves and arched hemline, worn over trousers and boots, sacrificing over lit altar at left, standard in left hand; filleted trident to left, na (Brahmi) between altar and leg, basata below arm, kipunadha in outer right field / OΔOΔO, goddess Ardoxsho, nimbate, hair in ringlets, wearing voluminous ankle-length robe and long scarf draped from right arm over lap, seated facing on wide, high-backed throne with ornate legs, filleted investiture garland in right hand, cornucopia cradled in left arm; tamgha to left above. ANS Kushan 1683-1687. Mitchiner 3584-3588. Göbl 596.Kipunada was the last of the Little Kushans, probably reigning at Taxilla from 335-350 AD as a subject of the Gupta Emperor Samudragupta. After 350 AD, the gold issues of Punjab inscribed in swift succession the name of Samudragupta, the Hunnic Kings Kirada, Peroz, and then culminating with Kidara, who had conquered the Sasanian territories of Bactria and the Hindu Kush. The aftermath of the former Kushan Empire was mired by a series of invasions from four different Hunnic tribes: the Kidarites, Alchons, Nezaks, and Hephthalites. Of the four tribes, the Alchon Huns were the most destructive. The Alchons demolished most of the Buddhist architectural and sculptural heritage built by the Kushana, and their invasion into the heartland of India decisively brought an end to the Gupta Empire. The legacy of the Kushan Empire is that of a cultural Golden Age, promoting the blending of Zoroastrian, Hindu, and Buddhist faiths, and of the Pax Kushana, bringing peace and stability to the Indian subcontinent.
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2025 August 17 Spotlight: India World and Ancient Coins Showcase Auction #61537 (go to Auction Home page)
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