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Tetradrachm - Kanishka I
| Issuer | Kushan Empire |
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| Year | 127-152 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | King Kanishka I depicted standing facing left in full military attire, holding a trident in his right hand, with a sacrificial altar to his left from which flames emerge. The figure is rendered in the characteristic Kushan frontal-stance tradition with heavy drapery. A Bactrian legend in Greek-derived script runs around the periphery of the field, identifying the ruler. The style reflects the syncretic Greco-Bactrian artistic vocabulary adapted for Kushan coinage. |
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| Reverse description | The goddess Nana stands facing right, nimbed and adorned with a crescent emblem, rendered in a hieratic frontal style. She holds a long scepter in her right hand and a small box or vessel in her left. The Kushan royal tamgha symbol appears to the right of the figure in the field. A brief Bactrian legend identifying the deity flanks the figure, and the overall composition reflects the strong Iranian religious iconography prevalent in Kushan coinage of this period. |
| Reverse script | Bactrian (Greek alphabet) |
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