The product is a Kushan empire copper coin from the era of Vasudeba, dating back to around AD 180-200. This coin is a Tettra drachma denomination, with a fineness of 0.915. It originates from India and belongs to the KUSHAN: Vima Kadphises AE tetradrachm variety. The coin is ungraded and uncertified, making it a unique piece for collectors interested in ancient Indian coinage.


By the time of Vasudeva II at the end of the 3rd century AD, the Kushan Empire, whose rulers are sometimes referred to as the "Little Kushans" in this later period, had shrunk to the area around Taxila in western Punjab, pressured on either side by the Gupta Empire and the Kushano-Sasanians. The royal portrait on the obverse, depicting the emperor standing wearing Kushan military garb, would go on to be imitated by the myriad Hunnic tribes that would supplant the Kushana. The abundance of gold dinars issued by Vasudeva II at the sunset of the Kushan Empire attests to the wealth of his rump state, which rested near the geographic center of the Silk Road.


In the late stages of the Kushan Empire, around the 3rd century AD, the empire had diminished significantly, with its core territory reduced to the area around Taxila in western Punjab. This smaller Kushan state, sometimes called the "Little Kushans," was under pressure from both the Gupta Empire to the east and the Kushano-Sasanians to the west. The abundance of gold dinars issued by the last Kushan ruler, Vasudeva II, suggests a degree of wealth, likely due to the rump state's location near the center of the Silk Road. 

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