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Didrachm - Kanishka I
| Emittent | Kushan Empire (India (ancient)) |
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| Jahr | 127-150 |
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| Referenz(en) | KM# 79 |
| Aversbeschreibung | Full-length frontal effigy of King Kanishka I standing, depicted in traditional Kushan royal attire including a heavy belted tunic, trousers, and boots, with flames emanating from his shoulders as a divine attribute. The king extends his right hand over a sacrificial altar, while his left hand holds a long spear or trident resting on the ground. The Bactrian legend ÞAO NANO ÞAO KANHÞKI KOÞANO, meaning 'King of Kings, Kanishka the Kushan,' runs around the field in the characteristic script of the Kushan chancery. The die work is executed in the robust, frontal Kushan artistic tradition, with deeply incised lettering visible despite the coin's heavily worn and corroded surfaces. |
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| Averslegende | ÞAO NANO ÞAO KANHÞKI KOÞANO |
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Kanishka I ruled a Kushan Empire stretching from the Ganges plain to Central Asia, and his coinage reflects that geographic and religious breadth — issues from his reign incorporate Zoroastrian, Buddhist, Hindu, and Greek divine figures, sometimes within the same series. This bronze didrachm belongs to a coinage system that retained Greek weight terminology long after Greek political authority had dissolved entirely from the region.
Kanishka convened the Fourth Buddhist Council, traditionally dated to his reign, making him one of the faith's great imperial patrons alongside Ashoka.