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A Roman Silver Coin purchased at Kabul of Afghanistan : New materials for the Distribution of Roman Coins in Pakiston, Afghanistan, USSR, and Far-East.
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| Abstract | (1) June 1955, I purchased a Roman silver coin at a bazar (a market) at Kabul in Afghanistan. The head of the coin bears the inscription; CAESAR AVGVSTVS. On the tail, the goddess of victory with spre...ad wings has a round shield. Caesar Augustus reigned 30 B.C.-14 A. D. This coin is regarded as cast in COLONIA PATRICIA (Spain?). (2) Roman coins are discovered in the ancient cities and ruins of northwestern Pakistan (northwestern India before the World War II) and Afghanistan. Especially they are found in the casket of Buddhist stupa. a. Taxila, Darmarajika Temple, stupa No. 4. Azilises (40-15 B.C.) JR l, Augustus JR l. b. Taxila, Tiberius JR l. c. Rawalpindi, Manikyara stupa (Court's Tepe). Roman JR 7, Kushan (Kujula Kadphises, Wima Kadphises, Kanishka) .IE 12. d . Punjab, Hazara district, Pakli. Augustus JR 12, Tiberius JR 2, Hadrianus JR l. e. Jelalabad, Ahin-Posh stupa (gold casket). Domitianus .fJl 1, Trajanus .IV l, Sabina, Queen of Hadrianus .IV l. Kushan (Wima Kadphises, Kanishka, Huvishka) .IV 17. (3) In Central Asia of USSR, the archaeologists of Soviet Russia recently pay attention to Roman coins. a . Tadjik SSR, Termez, Hairabad Tepe. Nero JR 1. b . Tadjik SSR, Ula Tube. Roman JR (almost 2. century) circa 300. (4) "Periplus Maris Erythraei", written in the first century, described the Oriental trade of Rome of which the starting point was Alexandria. According to the book, Roman coins found way into Barbarikon (at the mouth of Indus river), Barygaza (now Broach at the mouth of Narbada river), Muziris (Kanganur at present), Nerkunda (Kottayam at present) and other cities. In the regions of Muziris and Nerkunda, there was no powerful regal authority that could cast coins. Therefore Roman coins were used as currency. In these regions many coins are discovered now. Behind Barbarikon, there was the Kushan Empire. The Empire entered into the area of money economy (especially silver coin economy). We think that many coins which flowed into this region were withdrawn and melted. Some of them were offered to the Buddhist stilpas. It is most probable that the Roman coin purchased by me at Kabul had been kept in a stilpa. In the ruins of Kushan period at Begram no Roman coin was discovered, but glass articles of Roman Syria, lacquered wares made in China of the Han period and ivory manufactures of India were discovered. In Central Asia of USSR, Roman coins, Chinese coins and mirrors of the Had period, ,and glass articles of Roman Syria were found out. Kabul was a city on the Silk Road that connected Rome with Han. I report here a Roman silver coin of Caesar Augustus discovered by me in this city.show more |
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| Created Date | 2019.05.13 |
| Modified Date | 2020.09.28 |