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Catalogue of the Coins of the Kashmir Smast

Mardan, NWFP, Pakistan

 

Collection of Waleed Ziad

 

Note: This and related pages are currently under construction.  The images will be improved, and separate articles covering each specimen will be published on this page.  The attribution of all varieties is tentative.

 

Copyright: Waleed Ziad

 

 

Kidarite Principalities

Flat Topped Shapur III headdress

 

A. Flat Topped headdress without streamers

 

1.

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right

 

Rev.: Two Akshara Brahmi legend

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: More specimins found in late Kidara hoard

 

2.

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right

 

Rev.: Fire altar

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right

 

Rev.: Fire altar

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

3.

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right

 

Rev.: Two pronged fire altar with 2 Akshara Brahmi legend

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right

 

Rev.: Two pronged fire altar with 2 Akshara Brahmi legend

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

B. Flat Topped with korymbos and flying streamers

 

4.

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right; two Brahmi aksharas

Rev.: Diamond atop gourd; fire altar attendants reduced to symbols

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right

 

Rev.: Two pronged fire altar with 2 Akshara Brahmi legend

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right

 

Rev.: Two pronged fire altar with 2 Akshara Brahmi legend

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

 

5. (Kushano Sasanian variety)

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right

 

Rev.: Fire altar with Ahura Mazd rising from flames

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

6.

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right, legend before bust

 

Rev.: Ardoksho seated facing

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right, legend before bust

 

Rev.: Ardoksho seated facing

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right, legend before bust

 

Rev.: Ardoksho seated facing

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

7.

Dynasty:

Kidarite / Kidara

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: ¾ facing bust right

 

Rev.: Ardoksho seated facing

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

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