Kanishka I's copper tetradrachms were struck during the period in which he convened the Fourth Buddhist Council — traditionally held in Kashmir — yet his coinage simultaneously features one of the most diverse divine pantheons of any ancient issuer, drawing on Iranian, Indic, and Greek traditions within a single reign. The Kushan monetary system under Kanishka ran parallel gold and copper series, with the copper largely serving trans-Indus trade and garrison economies rather than elite exchange.
Göbl's die study identified considerable variation across this type, and Mitch AC#3108 sits within a well-documented but numerically substantial group rather than a scarce subtype.
Kanishka I's copper tetradrachms were struck during the period in which he convened the Fourth Buddhist Council — traditionally held in Kashmir — yet his coinage simultaneously features one of the most diverse divine pantheons of any ancient issuer, drawing on Iranian, Indic, and Greek traditions within a single reign. The Kushan monetary system under Kanishka ran parallel gold and copper series, with the copper largely serving trans-Indus trade and garrison economies rather than elite exchange.
Göbl's die study identified considerable variation across this type, and Mitch AC#3108 sits within a well-documented but numerically substantial group rather than a scarce subtype.