YüehChi/Kushans in Bactria, AR hemidrachm, Sapadbizes

Early YüehChi/Kushans in Bactria. Sapadbizes (late 1st cent. BC)

Sapadbizes was a Yuezhi or early Kushan ruler of Bactria, ruling during the transitional period between the Indo-Greeks and the Kushan Empire. His coinage closely follows Indo-Greek designs, but with significant modifications that hint at the emerging Kushan numismatic style

AR hemidrachm

OBVERSE: Helmeted bust right. Bactrian legend CAPADBIZHC

REVERSE: Lion standing. Bactrian legend NANAIA – NANAIA

This issue incorporates the Iranian-Bactrian goddess Nanaia, reflecting the growing Central Asian and Iranian religious influence

Near XF

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