Coin of Vima Kadphises.
Obv: Bust of king emerging from a cloud, with a crested helmet and holding a club. Greek language legend: BASILEUS OOIMO KADPHISIS "King Vima Kadphises".
Rev: Shiva, with a long trident in right hand, and the skin of a tiger in the left. Left, monogram of Vima Kadphises. Right: Nandipada symbol. Kharoshthi legend: MAHARAJASA RAJADIRAJASA SARVALOGA ISVARASA MAHISVARASA VIMA KATHPHISASA TRADARA "The Great king, the king of kings, lord of the World, the Mahisvara (a name of Shiva), Vima Kathphisa, the defender."

Vima Kadphises was the first great Kushan emperor, from around 90-100 CE. As detailed by the Rabatak inscription, he was the son of Vima Takto and the father of Kanishka. Coin of Vima Kadphises. ... Coin of Vima Kadphises. ... For the Jewish ritual of mourning, see Shivah. ... The Kharoṣṭhī script, also known as the Gāndhārī script, is an ancient alphabetic script used by the Gandhara culture of historic northwest India to write the Gandhari and Sanskrit languages (the Gandhara kingdom was located along the present-day border between Afghanistan and Pakistan between the Indus River and the... Bronze coin of Vima Takto, alias Soter Megas (r. ... Gold coin of Kanishka I with a representation of the Buddha (c. ...

Vima Kadphises added to the Kushan territory by his conquests in Afghanistan and north-west India.

He was the first to introduce gold coinage in India, in addition to the existing copper and silver coinage. Most of the gold seems to have been obtained through trade with the Roman Empire. The gold weight standard of approximately eight grams corresponds to that of the Roman coins of the 1st century. Gold bullion from Rome would be melted and used for the Kushan mints, into three denominations: the double stater, the stater, and the quarter starter (or dinara). The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Caesar Augustus. ...

The usage of gold testifies to the prosperity of the Kushan Empire from the time of Vima, being the center of trade between China, Central Asia and Alexandria and Antioch in the West. The Kushan were able to maintain and protect the Silk road, allowing silk, spices, textiles or medicine to move between China, India and the West. In particular, many goods were sent by ship to the Roman empire, creating a return flow of gold coins, Greek wine and slaves. Works of arts were also imported from all directions, as indicated by the variety and quality of the artefacts found in the Kushan summer capital of Bagram in Afghanistan. A strong artistic syncretism was stimulated, as indicated by the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara. Map of Central Asia outlined in orange showing one set of possible borders Central Asia located as a region of the world Central Asia is a vast landlocked region of Asia. ... Antiquity and modernity stand cheek-by-jowl in Egypts chief Mediterranean seaport Located on the Mediterranean Sea coast, Alexandria (in Arabic, الإسكندرية — al-Iskandariyah) is the chief seaport in Egypt, and that countrys second largest city, and the capital of the Al Iskandariyah governate. ... The city of Antioch-on-the-Orontes (modern Antakya) is located in what is now Turkey. ... The Silk Road (Traditional Chinese: 絲綢之路; Simplified Chinese: 丝绸之路; pinyin: sī chóu zhī lù, Persian language راه ابریشم Râh-e Abrisham) was an interconnected series of routes through Southern Asia traversed by caravan and ship, and connecting [Changan, China with Antioch, Syria, as well as other points. ... Silk (< OE sioloc probably < L. SERICVS / Gr. ... External links Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Spice Food Bacteria-Spice Survey Shows Why Some Cultures Like It Hot Citat: ...Garlic, onion, allspice and oregano, for example, were found to be the best all-around bacteria killers (they kill everything). ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... Medicine is a branch of health science concerned with maintaining health and restoring it by treating disease. ... Aromatic vials in the shape of Greek gods, Begram, 2nd century. ... Gandhara Buddha, 1st-2nd century CE. Greco-Buddhist art is the artistic manifestation of Greco-Buddhism, a cultural syncretism between the Classical Greek culture and Buddhism, which developed over a period of close to 1000 years in Central Asia, between the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 4th century... Buddhas First Sermon at Sarnath, Kushan Period, ca. ...

Roman history relates the visit of ambassadors from the Indian kings to the court of Trajan (98-117 CE), bearing presents and letters in Greek, which were sent either by Vima Kadphises or his son Kanishka. Emperor Trajan Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus (September 18, 53 - August 9, 117), Roman Emperor (98 - 117), commonly called Trajan, was the second of the so-called five good emperors of the Roman Empire. ...

Most of Vima's coins feature representations of Shiva, with or without his bull, or with Nandipada representing Shiva's bull Nandi. For the Jewish ritual of mourning, see Shivah. ...

Bronze coin of Vima Takto, alias Soter Megas (r. ... Boundary of the Kushan empire, c. ... Gold coin of Kanishka I with a representation of the Buddha (c. ...

References

• "The Greek in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn

External links:

• Coins of Vima Kadphises (http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=Vima+AND+Kadphises)
• More coins of Vima Kadphises (http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/kushan/kushan3.html)