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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

 

 

KushanoSassanian and Kidarite periods

Early Crude Imitative Types

 

 

AE Reduced Kujula Kadphises Imitation

 

1.

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right

 

Rev.: Hercules standing holding club

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Kujula Kadphises imitation

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing right

 

Rev.: Hercules standing holding club

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Kujula Kadphises imitation

2.

 

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Long haired bust facing right, legend before bust

 

 

Rev.: Trident tamgha

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Dumpy variety.  Of the same fabric as Kushano Sasanian AE units. 

3.

  

 

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: King standing

 

 

Rev.: Ardoksho seated

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Small dumpy variety.  Derived from late Kushan bronzes. 

 

“Kota” and related Kidarite derivative varieties

 

4.

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Crudely rendered Brahmi Aksharas

 

 

Rev.: Floral design (single dot surrounded by 8 dots)

 

Unit: AE Kushan Sasan standard

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Derived from late Kidara / Kidarite bronzes. 

5.

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Akshara

 

 

Rev.: Thunderbold

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Thin variety.  Derived from late Kidarite bronzes. 

6.

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Diamond with dot in the middle.  Three Aksharas below.

 

 

Rev.: Geometric design

 

Unit: AE Kushano Sasan standard

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Large dumpy variety. 

7.

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Akshara

 

 

Rev.: ?

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Thin variety.  Derived from late Kidarite bronzes. 

8.

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Single Akshara

 

 

Rev.: Figure?

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Thin variety.  Derived from late Kidarite bronzes. 

 

 

 

 

Collection of Waleed Ziad

Copyright: Waleed Ziad, 2007

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