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Dinar - Huvishka
| Issuer | Kushan Empire (India (ancient)) |
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| Year | 158-195 |
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| Value | 1 Dinar (20) |
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| Obverse description | Draped and crowned bust of King Huvishka facing left, depicted in the characteristic Kushan royal regalia with elaborate headdress and beaded ornamentation. The king wears a heavily decorated robe with distinctive Kushan artistic detailing. A Bactrian Greek-influenced legend in Kushan script encircles the royal effigy within the field. The portrait displays the robust, stylized treatment typical of Kushan gold coinage of the mid-to-late second century CE. |
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| Reverse description | The lunar deity Mao depicted standing in left profile, dressed in divine regalia with one hand outstretched to the left in a gesture of benediction. A royal Kushan dynastic monogram appears to the left of the figure, accompanied by the divine name inscription. The composition follows the standard Kushan reverse format of presenting a single deity within an uncluttered field, reflecting the syncretic Zoroastrian-Bactrian religious iconography prevalent on Huvishka-era coinage. |
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| Mintage | ND (158-195) |
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