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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.100.96
People
Wima Kadphises (105 - 130)
Title
Tetradrachm of King Wima Kadphises, Kapisa or Taxila
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
105-130
Period
Kushan period, c.100 BCE-250 CE
Culture
Indo-Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169762

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Billon
Metal
Bi
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
17.3 g
Die Axis
11
Denomination
tetradrachm

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Mitchiner ACW 3008-3044

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.100.96
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: King standing to front, head to l.; trident and altar at l.; club and tamgha in field at r.
Rev.: Siva standing facing and holding a staff, behind a bull to r.

Verification Level

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