Didrachm - Kanishka I

Kanishka I ruled a domain stretching from the Gangetic plain into Central Asia, and his coinage reflects the doctrinal shift he engineered: early issues invoke Iranian and Greek deities, while later ones increasingly feature the Buddha — among the earliest numismatic depictions of the Buddha anywhere. Whether this particular piece falls early or late in his roughly 23-year reign determines which religious world it inhabited, a question the ACR reference alone cannot settle without die analysis.