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1 Dinar - Kanishka I
| Issuer | Kushan Empire |
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| Year | 127-150 |
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| Reference(s) | Göbl Kushan#60 |
| Obverse description | Full-length effigy of King Kanishka I standing facing left, clad in Kushan royal costume consisting of a belted tunic, trousers, and boots, with a crested helmet on his head. The king holds a long spear or sceptre in his right hand and extends his left hand toward a flaming altar at his side, in a gesture of offering. A circular legend in the adapted Greek (Bactrian) script surrounds the figure in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Greek (Bactrian) |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figure of the goddess Nana (Nanashao) standing facing right, depicted in divine Kushan style with a nimbus or crown adorning her head and wearing a flowing robe. She holds a long staff or sceptre in her left hand, with a tamgha symbol of the Kushan dynasty visible to the right in the field. The legend NANAPAO appears to the left of the figure in Bactrian script, and a dotted border encircles the entire design. |
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