Exeptional Ancient Kanishka III Gold Dinar Coin

Agustus-Collection

Genuine Ancient Kanishka III Gold Dinar Coin

~ 255 - 275 AD / Kushan / sourced in Afghanistan

Item #: 280 0054

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Weight

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ca. 7.91 grams

Size

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ca. 21.87 mm diameter (at the widest point)

thickness = 2.23 mm

Origin

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Kushan Empire ~ sourced in modern day Afghanistan

Age:

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255 - 275 AD

Material

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High-carat Gold

Condition

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Excellent!

There are no damages and no repairs.

The patina is magnificent.

The surface has some expected corrosions, weathering, wear, degradation and abrasions as a consequence of age and extended burial.

Remarks

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Rare King Kanishka III Gold Dinar / coin ~ 255 - 275 AD

This Gold Dinar depicts images influenced by Greek, Indian and Chinese travelers. These coins may have purchased fine Chinese silk, paid the Emperor's mercenaries or changed hands in an ancient game of chance. If only they could talk.

History

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Kushan Empire

Alexander the Great conquered the Hindu Kush region in 329 BC.

The expansion of the Greco-Bactrian Empire into northern India from 180 B.C. established the Indo-Greek Kingdom.

The Kushan dominated the areas of Hindu Kush into Kabul, Gandhara, northern Pakistan and north-western India. They controlled the trade between India, China, Parthia and the Roman Empire. This provided an ideal medium for the further spread of Buddhism. From the 2nd century BC to the 2nd century AD, Buddhism gradually developed in northwestern India and the great Kushan ruler, Kanishka (reigned from 144 – 172 AD), was converted.

Under his influence, Gandhara, a Buddhist settlement, flourished and created a distinctive Greco-Buddhist art form, which affected the arts in Central Asia and eastward in the first four centuries of our era.

Kanishka III reigned from 255 - 275 AD. He was the son of Vasudeva I and the father of Vasudeva II

Don’t miss the opportunity to own this genuine ancient artifact; a piece of ancient history.

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