Comparing the gods from Hinduism and the Roman pantheon. Jupiter and Siva, both are the prime male deity of respective religions, and also Siva in the form of Guru represents the planet Jupiter. (Coin of Commodus and Sivaganga kingdom) Saraswati/Minerva/Kali- the female goddesses of wisdom, bravery, and warfare. (coins of Sivaganga kingdom, Domitian, and Madurai Nayakas) Mars and Kartikeya- Both god of war, and also a representation of planet Mars. (Coins of Titus under Vespasian, and Yaudheya Confederacy). Goddess Lakshmi comprises the aspects of Victory, Fortuna, Concordia, and Ceres. (Coins of Pudukottai kingdom, Commodus, A Pius, Faustina jr, and sr.)
Nice comparisons, @JayAg47 . My LAKSHMI Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura Anonymous, 1st C. BCE PB 1/8 Lakshmi 1.1g, 14.1mm x 7.8mm RARE OBV: Hindu Goddess Lakshmi facing. She is the goddess of wealth, fortune, and prosperity. She was a beauty and the wife of Vishnu REV: blank
Kushan coins tend to show a number of deities from different cultures: Heracles (Graeco-Roman): Kushan Empire, Kujula Kadphises, tetradrachm: local imitation, ca. 40–60 AD, minted in the Western Provinces? Obv: blundered Greek legend, draped bust (Hermaios imitation) right. Rev: Kharoshthi legend, Heracles standing with club and lion skin. 22mm, 8.29 g. Ref.: Mitchiner 1978, no. 2897–2903. Shiva (Indic/Hindu): Kushan Empire, Vima Kadphises, AE tetradrachm, ca. 90–100 AD. Obv: BACIΛE[ΥC BACIΛEωN] CWTHP MEΓAC OOHM KAΔΦICHC, Kadphises, standing facing, head l., sacrificing over altar to l, and holding hand on hilt; to l., trident; to r., tamgha and club. Rev: Kharoshthi legend; Shiva standing facing, holding trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing r.; Buddhist triratana ("Three Jewels") to l. 28mm, 16.8 g. Ref.: Göbl 762. Kushan Empire, Kanishka, AE tetradrachm, ca. 130–153 AD, Taxila or Pushkalavati mint. Obv: þAO KA[NηþKI] (“King Kanishka”); crowned, diademed king standing facing, head l., holding spear and sacrificing at altar at l. Rev: OOηþO; four-armed Oesho (Shiva?) standing facing, head l., nimbate, holding various attributes; in field l., tamgha. 24mm, 16,86g. Rev: Mitchiner 3098–3105. Athsho (Iranian/Zoroastrian): Kushan Empire, Kanishka, AE tetradrachm, ca. 130–153 AD, Taxila or Pushkalavati mint. Obv: þAO KA[Nη]þKI (“King Kanishka”); crowned, diademed king standing facing, head l., holding spear and sacrificing at altar at l. Rev: AΘþO; God of metals Athsho standing facing, head l., one hand on hip, the other holding out diadem; in field l., tamgha. 26mm, 17,07. Rev: Mitchiner 3082–3084. Vado (Iranian/Zoroastrian): Kushan Empire, Kanishka, AE tetradrachm, ca. 130–153 AD, Taxila or Pushkalavati mint. Obv: [þAO KA]NηþKI (“King Kanishka”); crowned, diademed king standing facing, head l., holding spear and sacrificing at altar at l. Rev: OAΔO; God of wind Vado running l., holding up cloak blowing in the wind; in field l., tamgha. 25mm, 17.17g. Rev: Mitchiner 3115–3119. Mao (Iranian/Zoroastrian): Kushan Empire, Huvishka, AE tetradrachm, ca. 140–180 AD, Taxila mint. Obv: [þAONANOþ OOηþKE KOþANO]; king reclining on couch l. (as usual, legend is off flan). Rev: MAO, moon goddess Mao standing facing, head l., reaching out r. arm; tamga in l. field. 25mm, 14.90g. Ref: Mitchiner 3234–3235.
