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1 Dinar - Kanishka I
| Issuer | Kushan Empire |
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| Year | 127-150 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of King Kanishka I standing, depicted in characteristic Kushan royal attire consisting of a heavy tunic, trousers, and boots, with a diadem or crown surmounting the head. The king extends his left hand outward while his right arm is held at the body, evoking a posture of regal authority. Flames or divine rays emanate from the royal shoulders, a convention of Kushan iconography signifying divine kingship. The circular legend in Bactrian Greek characters reads ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΚΑΝΗϷΚΟΥ (King of Kings, Kanishka), running around the periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΚΑΝΗϷΚΟΥ |
| Reverse description | Standing frontal figure of the Iranian solar deity Ardoxsho (Ard, goddess of fortune and abundance), rendered in a graceful three-quarter pose with a nimbus or halo encircling the head. The deity holds a diadem or fillet in the outstretched right hand and a cornucopia in the left, attributes consistent with her role as a goddess of royal fortune and prosperity. A Kushan tamgha symbol appears to the right in the field. The abbreviated legend APDoXPo (Ardoxsho) is inscribed in Bactrian Greek characters to the left of the figure. The reverse is bordered by a prominent inner ring of beads. |
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