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The Kushan Mint: How a Lost Empire Forged the Silk Road's Currency

The Kushan Mint: How a Lost Empire Forged the Silk Road's Currency

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Before paper money, before the dollar, there was the Kushan coin — a tiny metal disk that held together a vast Central Asian empire and bankrolled the Silk Road. This episode dives into the minting revolution under Kanishka I, whose gold dinars and copper tetradrachms circulated from the Oxus to the Ganges. We explore the Greco-Bactrian legacy of die-stamping, the unprecedented use of Greek and Bactrian legends alongside Kharosthi, and the shocking decision to put an enthroned Buddha on a coin — arguably the world's first numismatic image of the Enlightened One. We also look at the economics: how did a nomadic-turned-imperial power manage inflation, standardize weights, and pay for massive irrigation projects? And what can the hoards found at Taxila and Begram tell us about trade with Rome and Han China? Plus: the mystery of the so-called 'nameless' copper issues and whether Kushan coinage was ever legal tender or just bullion. All this and more on Fexingo History. #KushanCoinage #KanishkaI #Numismatics #SilkRoad #GrecoBactrian #BuddhistArt #AncientEconomy #GoldDinar #TaxilaHoards #BegramTreasure #BactrianLanguage #Kharosthi #RomanTrade #HanDynasty #OxusCivilization #CentralAsia #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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