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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1631253, member: 44140&quot;]I bought this unattributed coin, on a whim...I have been interested in Indian and Central Asian coins add of late, so I thought this would fit nice in the collection, and found it to be in better condition then most of this type. I also bought a silver Yue-Chi Coin from the same seller but that piece has&nbsp; not arrived yet. I hope it does, anyways. On to this coin. It was called an Indo-Kushan coin. I suppose thats a decent description but I hoped to expand on it. I am not a master of reading blundered greek script but the Goddess&#039; name is clear. Nanaia, often represented by a crescent and/ or a lion. In this case the Goddess is in the human form with a Halo and small crescent above. I attempted to find the ruler of on this piece, and I found it an interesting quest. I was able to ID the God and the coin is Kushan, and luckly the reverse has the royal Tamgha, or the symbol of the ruling authority. In this case the Tamgha matches that of Kanishka I. </p><p><br /></p><p>Kushan Empire</p><p>Kanishka I 127-151 AD </p><p>22.07mm x 8.15g</p><p>AE DiDrachm ot 1/2 Unit ; s. 127 -150 AD </p><p>Obv. Crowned, diademed king standing facing, holding spear and sacrificing at altar at left,</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Bactrian legend around: þAONANOþAO KA ... NηþKI KOþANO (King of Kings Kanishka Kushan)</p><p>Rev.Goddess Nana standing right, nimbate, holding bowl and protome of animal, </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Bactrian legend left: NANAþAO, tamgha at right.</p><p>Gold and Bronze issues of this coin were struck by this ruler.</p><p><br /></p><p>from coinsidia gallery</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Nana occupies a special place in Kanishka&#039;s coinage. She is the only Iranian deity to be included in the Year One Greek coinage, and she is given pride of place in the Rabatak Inscription as the one by whose grace Kanishka ruled. Most authors think she is the same as the goddess of fertility, Anahita, but this is by no means certain. Note that she is called hereNanashao, King Nana.</i></p><p><i></i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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