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The Jouan-Jouan and other imitative Huvishka types.


| Bukhara/Western Sogd - Yueh Chi - Dahae - Choresmia |
| Medieval Bukhara and Choresmia - Samarkand and Southern Sogd - Chach |
| Huvishka Imitations and Jouan-Jouan |
| North Tokharistan, page 1 |
| North Tokharistan, page 2 |
| North Tokharistan, page 3 |


The Jouan-Jouan [in Bactria] and
Huvishka imitations from North India and elsewhere

I'm pretty sure that most of the coins listed below are not issues of the Jouan-Jouan; i'll just lump all the Huvishka imitations here until i find someplace better to put 'em.


Anonymous/Imitative of Huvishka
AE Unit
circa 195 - 230 AD
Mitchiner ACW 3363 - 3365v. (?)
22 mm.
6.47 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: King, with flaming nimbus, seated on couch. Corrupt legend.
Reverse: Moon goddess Mao (?). Tamgha to left. Corrupt legend.


Anonymous/Imitative of Huvishka
AE Unit
circa 195 - 230 AD
Mitchiner ACW 3372 - 3373v. (?)
20 x 22 mm.
4.02 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: King, without nimbus, seated on couch. No legend.
Reverse: Moon goddess Mao (?). Tamgha to left. No legend.


Anonymous/Imitative of Huvishka
AE Unit
circa 195 - 230 AD
Mitchiner ACW 3363 - 3365v. (?)
22 mm.
7.11 gm.
Die position=11h
Obverse: Barbarized rendition of the 'king on a couch' type; altar to left.
Reverse: Moon goddess Mao (?). Tamgha to left.


Anonymous/Imitative of Huvishka
AE Unit
circa 195 - 230 AD
Mitchiner ACW 3366 - 3371v. (?)
22 mm.
4.83 gm.
Die position=1h
Obverse: Barbarized rendition of the 'cross-legged king' type;
Reverse: Moon goddess Mao (?). Tamgha to left.


Anonymous/Imitative of Huvishka
AE Unit
circa 195 - 230 AD
Mitchiner ACW -; similar to Gobl Kushan 932
25 mm.
11.30 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Elephant rider, right; partial Bactrian legend. Diadem ends flowing behind.
Reverse: Moon goddess Mao (without crescent), left, wearing transparent garment and holding diadem. Tamgha to left. Corrupt legend.
Note: The style of this coin is better than the issue it's imitating.


Anonymous/Imitative of Huvishka
AE Unit
circa 195 - 230 AD
Mitchiner ACW -; similar to Gobl Kushan 932
27 mm.
11.29 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Elephant rider, right, holding ankus; partial Bactrian legend. Diadem ends (?) flowing behind; the king's garment is visible on the elephant's back.
Reverse: Moon goddess Mao, left, wearing transparent garment and holding diadem. Tamgha to left. Corrupt legend.
Note: The style of this coin is better than the issue it's imitating.


Anonymous/Imitative of Huvishka
AE Unit
circa 195 - 230 AD
Mitchiner ACW -
24 mm.
7.32 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Crude, stylized elephant rider, right, holding trident; blundered Bactrian legend.
Reverse: Moon goddess Mao (?) holding diadem and trident (?), similar to Gobl Kushan Mao #8. Tamgha to left. Corrupt legend.
Note: Unusual rendition of Mao copied from a gold stater (Gobl Kushan #212) of which there is only one example in Gobl.


Anonymous/Imitative of Huvishka
AE Unit
circa 195 - 230 AD
Mitchiner ACW 3378 - 3384v.
22 mm.
4.32 gm.
Die position=12h
Obverse: Elephant rider, right.
Reverse: Moon goddess Mao (?). Tamgha to left.
Note:This could also be a coin from the Ganges Valley but is too light.


Anonymous/Imitative of Huvishka
AE 1/4 Unit (?)
circa 195 - 230 AD
Mitchiner ACW 3378 - 3384v.
18 mm.
1.30 gm.
Die position=10h
Obverse: Elephant rider, left.
Reverse: King holding trident, sacrificing over altar, right (!). Tamgha (?) to left.




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