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 Lion bronzes of Kashmir Smast

Alxon Period

 

 

 

1.            

 

Dynasty:

Alchon / Alxon / White Huns

Year:

Early 5th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.

Tall beardless bust, diademed, with short hair facing right. Two aksharas in top right and top left corner.

(While the specimens in the author’s collection have a clear image of the lower part of the obverse, a similar variety sold by CNG in Auction 61, Lot 925, has a clear upper portion.)

Rev.

Seated lion with open jaw facing left, tail curled upwards.

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim: 13.1x11.0 mm

Weight: 0.82 g.

Reference:

Comments:

Obverse Legend- Ma / Rma   Ha / Pa

The first akshara is most probably a ‘Ma’ (‘rma’ has also been suggested while less likely), while the second has been read as ‘Ha’ or ‘Pa’.  Note the similarities in the facial features of the bust featured in this coin and that of Em. 17 in the Alxon article.

 

 

               

 

 

 

Enlargement of Em. 1

 

a.

Dynasty:

Alchon / Alxon / White Huns

Year:

Early 5th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.

Tall beardless bust, diademed, with short hair facing right. Two aksharas in top right and top left corner.

Rev.

Seated lion with open jaw facing left, tail curled upwards.

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim: 14.1x11.0 mm

Weight: 0.87 g.

 

Reference:

Comments:

Obverse Legend- Ma / Rma   Ha / Pa

The first akshara is most probably a ‘Ma’ (‘rma’ has also been suggested while less likely), while the second has been read as ‘Ha’ or ‘Pa’.  Note the similarities in the facial features of the bust featured in this coin and that of Em. 17 in the Alxon article.

 

2.

 

Dynasty:

Alchon / Alxon / White Huns

Year:

Early 5th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.

Lion seated facing right

Rev.

4 askhara legend

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

Dynasty:

Alchon / Alxon / White Huns

Year:

Early 5th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.

Lion seated facing right

Rev.

Blank

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Crude version of above with blank reverse

 

3.

  1.  

 

Dynasty:

Alchon / Alxon / White Huns

Year:

Early 5th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.

Lion standing facing left

Rev.

4 akshara Brahmi legend

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Fine rendition

 

Dynasty:

Alchon / Alxon / White Huns

Year:

Early 5th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.

Lion standing facing left

Rev.

4 akshara Brahmi legend

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

Dynasty:

Alchon / Alxon / White Huns

Year:

Early 5th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.

Lion standing facing left

Rev.

4 akshara Brahmi legend

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: Crude version of the above

 

4.

 

Dynasty:

Alchon / Alxon / White Huns

Year:

Early 5th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.

Crudely rendered lion left, head turned facing right

 

Rev.

Off flan strike

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments:

 

AE Seal

 

5.

 

Dynasty:

Alchon / Alxon / White Huns

Year:

Early 5th C.

Ruler:

 

Mint:

Kashmir Smast, Mardan

Obv.

Lion right above fire altar, with two mobeds on either side

 

Impression.

 

Unit: AE Kashmir Smast standard unit

 

Dim:

Weight:

Reference:

Comments: (courtesy Ijaz Khan)

 

 

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