YüehChi / Kushans, AE drachm, Heliokles’ imitation

YüehChi / Early Kushans. Posthumous issue/imitation of Bactrian Greek issue of Heliokles I (145-130BC)

After the YüehChi (future Kushans) overran Bactria in the 2nd century BC, they began issuing coins that imitated earlier Indo-Greek and Greco-Bactrian rulers, such as Heliokles I (145–130BC). These imitations marked the transition from Greek to Kushan rule, preserving Hellenistic designs while incorporating nomadic Central Asian influences

AE drachm (3.76 g, 20 – 21 mm)

OBVERSE: Diademed and draped bust right. Cude style

REVERSE: Horse standing left, right foreleg raised

Choice VF

Reference: Z-267638 (this coin)

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