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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 5000665, member: 96898"]Kushan coins tend to show a number of deities from different cultures:</p><p><br /></p><p>Heracles (Graeco-Roman):</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1200492[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">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.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Shiva (Indic/Hindu):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200493[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">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.</font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1200490[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">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.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Athsho (Iranian/Zoroastrian):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200489[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">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.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Vado (Iranian/Zoroastrian):</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1200491[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">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.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>Mao (Iranian/Zoroastrian):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1200488[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">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.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 5000665, member: 96898"]Kushan coins tend to show a number of deities from different cultures: Heracles (Graeco-Roman): [SIZE=3][ATTACH=full]1200492[/ATTACH] 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.[/SIZE] Shiva (Indic/Hindu): [ATTACH=full]1200493[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]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. [ATTACH=full]1200490[/ATTACH] 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.[/SIZE] Athsho (Iranian/Zoroastrian): [ATTACH=full]1200489[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]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.[/SIZE] Vado (Iranian/Zoroastrian): [SIZE=3][ATTACH=full]1200491[/ATTACH] 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.[/SIZE] Mao (Iranian/Zoroastrian): [ATTACH=full]1200488[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]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.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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