Copper Coins of Vima Kadphises in the National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi

Abstract

The National Museum of Pakistan Karachi possesses more than sixty thousand coins of various dynasties and states that were issued and circulated in different eras. The coins of ancient dynasties of this region represented by the museum are in immense number. Amongst these the Kushan dynasty, which is known to have ruled from 1st to 4th century CE, is well known for its coins struck both in gold and copper. The gold coins of this dynasty (including earlier dynasties) and copper coins of the two emperors i.e. Kanishka and Huvishka lying in the National Museum of Pakistan are already published by the author in various research journals (Khan, 2009/a; 2009/b & 2010/a). In this respect it is the 4th paper of a series of the Kushan coins lying in the cabinet of the National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi.