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Tetradrachm - Huvishka
| Issuer | Kushan Empire |
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| Year | 152-192 |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | King Huvishka seated in left profile atop a walking elephant depicted in left profile, the animal's massive form rendered in high relief with visible tusks and detailed legs. The royal figure is shown holding an ankusha (elephant goad) and is dressed in Kushan royal regalia. A Bactrian legend runs along the left field. The composition occupies the full flan, characteristic of the broad, irregular flans typical of Huvishka-era bronze coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Ardoxsho (Kushan deity of fortune and prosperity, cognate with Ashi Vanghuhi) stands in frontal pose, her head turned slightly, draped in long robes rendered in fine engraved lines. She holds a cornucopia in her right hand, its overflowing form depicted to her left side. To the right of the figure appears the distinctive Kushan dynastic tamgha symbol in the field. A partial Bactrian legend reading ΑΡΔΟΧϷΟ (Ardoxsho) is inscribed to the left of the figure. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΡΔΟΧϷΟ |
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