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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 2685489, member: 74712&quot;]I&#039;ve got Oesho (maybe Shiva?) courtesy of my Secret Santa!&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen pictures of Kushan coins, but didn&#039;t quite realize how cool they were until I had one in hand and started researching it...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]601231[/ATTACH] </p><p>Kushan Empire</p><p>Karishka I, r. 128-158 A.D.</p><p>AE Tetradrachm, 24.73 mm x 16.8 grams</p><p>Obv.: Crowned, diademed king standing facing, holding spear and sacrificing at altar at left, Bactrian legend around: ϸΑΟ ΚΑ ... ΝηϸΚΙ (King Kanishka)</p><p>Rev.: Four-armed Oesho (Shiva?) standing facing, head turned to left, nimbate, holding various attributes, Bactrian legend right: ΟΚϸΟ, tamgha at left</p><p>Ref.: (Göbl 787, Mitchiner ACW 3098-9)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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