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1/4 Dinar - Kanishka I
| Issuer | Kushan Empire |
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| Year | 127-150 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Kanishka I facing left in three-quarter view, depicted as a bearded ruler wearing a distinctive Kushan crown or helmet with a circular ornament at the apex. The king is shown in royal attire with a necklace or torque visible at the neck, his right hand raised in a gesture before him. A Bactrian legend in Greek-derived script runs around the periphery of the field, identifying the ruler. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Kanishka I expanded the Kushan Empire to its greatest territorial extent, pushing south into the Gangetic plain and convening the fourth Buddhist council — traditionally dated to his reign — at Kashmir. His coinage reflects the empire's extraordinary religious pluralism: the same ruler issued coins invoking Iranian, Greek, Hindu, and Buddhist deities, often within the same series. The quarter dinar denomination served trade at a granular level across one of the ancient world's most active commercial corridors, linking Rome's eastern demand for silk and spice with Indian Ocean networks through Bactria.