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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

 

 

The Square Bust / fire altar Kidarite Bronzes of the Kashmir Smast

 

From finely executed to smaller retrograde specimens.

 

1. Compact design

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust wearing flat topped Shapur III style crown topped with globe ornament

 

Rev.: Fire altar, with three akshara Brahmi legend replacing mobeds.

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

2. Larger design on same flan

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust wearing flat topped Shapur III style crown topped with globe ornament

 

Rev.: Fire altar, with three akshara Brahmi legend replacing mobeds.

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

3.

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust wearing flat topped Shapur III style crown topped with globe ornament

 

Rev.: Fire altar, with three akshara Brahmi legend replacing mobeds.

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

4. Imitative

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust wearing flat topped Shapur III style crown topped with globe ornament

 

Rev.: Fire altar, with three akshara Brahmi legend replacing mobeds.

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

5. Thin and brittle fabric, retrograde with reduced legend and modified turreted crown of Varo

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust turretted crown topped with globe ornament

 

Rev.: Fire altar, with three akshara Brahmi legend replacing mobeds.

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

6. (picture from Jean Elsen auction)

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing 3/4 wearing turretted crown topped with globe ornament

 

Rev.: Three aksharas

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

 

7.

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing 3/4 wearing turretted crown topped with globe ornament

 

Rev.: Three aksharas

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

8.

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing 3/4 wearing turretted crown topped with globe ornament

 

Rev.: Three aksharas

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

9. Crude version of above

 

Dynasty:

Kidarite

Year:

Late 4th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.: Bust facing 3/4 wearing turretted crown topped with globe ornament

 

Rev.: Three aksharas

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

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