Royal Imagery on Kushan Coins: Local Tradition and Arsacid Influences
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This article deals with the development of Kushan royal imagery as known from coins in the period between the 1st and the 3rd centuries
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Royal Imagery on Kushan Coins: Local Tradition and Arsacid Influences
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This article deals with the development of Kushan royal imagery as known from coins in the period between the 1st and the 3rd centuries
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