| BMC 2 | Indo-Scythian Kings. Kanishka, 127-140 AD. AE 18mm. BACILEUC BACILEWN KANHRKOU, King standing left, wearing helmet and diadem, clad in coat, trousers and cloak, sacrificing at altar left, holding spear in left hand / HLIOC, Helios, radiate, diademed, standing left, wearing chiton and himation, right hand outstretched, left hand on hip, monogram to left. BMC 2.
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| BMC 34 | Kanishka, Kushans, AE Tetradrachm. 15.38 gr, 25.70 mm. 127-140 AD. PAO KANhPKI, the king, clad in coat and trousers, standing left by altar, holding spear / AQRO, Hephaistos, the god of metals, standing left, holding wreath in left hand, tongs in left hand, which is resting on his hip. Tamgha of Kanishka to left. Appears to have been overstruck on an earlier coin. BMC 34; Whitehead 92. | Text | Image |
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| BMC 46 | Kanishka, Kushan Kingdom, AE Tetradrachm, 17.00 grams, 25.07 mm. 78-103 AD. DAO KANhPKI, the king, wearing helmet and diadem, clad in coat and trousers, standing left with right hand outstretched over altar, holding spear in left hand / MIOPO, The Sun-god Mithras, standing left, diademed with radiate disk, clad as the king, right hand outstretched and resting left hand on sword at waist, tamgha to left. BMC 46; Whitehead 68. | Text | Image |
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| BMC 49 | Kanishka I, Kushan empire. AE Tetradrachm. 16.77 gr, 25.52 mm. 127-140 AD. DAO KANhPKI, the king, wearing helmet and diadem, clad in coat and trousers, standing left with right hand outstretched over altar, holding spear in left hand / MIIPO, The Sun-god Mithras, standing left, diademed with radiate disk, clad as the king, right hand outstretched and resting left hand on sword at waist, tamgha to left. BMC 49; Whitehead 73. | Text | Image |
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| BMC 54 | Kanishka I AE Quarter Unit, 4.74 gr, 18.14 mm. 127-140 AD. DAO KANHDKI, King standing left, wearing tall helmet, long heavy coat and trousers, beside small altar, holding vertical sceptre or spear / NANA (on the left, downwards), Nanaia, nimbate and diademed, head surmounted by crescent, standing half-right, holding transverse sceptre ending in the rudimentary representation of the forepart of a horse leaping right, tamgha to right. BMC 54; Smith, Calcutta 7; Whitehead 97; Sear -. | Text | Image |
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| Gobl 47 | Kushan Kingdom. Kanishka I. 127-140 AD. Gold quarter dinar (2.01 gm). A, emission 2. King standing left, right shoulder flaming, cloak flying, sacrificing over altar & holding goad in right hand & spear in left / Athsho, god of fire, standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, tamgha below in left field. | Text | Image |
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| Gobl 50 |
Kushan Kingdom. Kanishka I. 127-140 AD. Gold quarter dinar (1.99 gm). A, emission 2. King standing left, right shoulder flaming, cloak flying, sacrificing over altar & holding goad in right hand & spear in left / Nanaia, nimbate, standing right, holding scepter in right hand & box in left, tamgha in right field. | Text | Image |
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| Gobl 58 |
Kushan Kingdom: Kanishka I, 127-140 AD, AV stater (7.91g). G-58, Kanishka standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar & holding standard, flame at right shoulder / goddess Mao (the Moon) diademed, lunar horns at shoulders, standing facing, head left, right hand extended in benedictional gesture & holding scepter, tamgha to left. | Text | Image |
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| Gobl 79 | Kushan Kingdom. Kanishka I. 127-140 AD. AV dinar (7.98 gm). B, emission 1. King standing left, right shoulder flaming, cloak flying, sacrificing over altar & holding goad in right hand & spear in left / Mithra standing left, radiate nimbus around head, extending right hand over tamgha & resting left hand on sword hilt. | Text | Image |
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| MACW 3170 |
Great Kushans, Kanishka, c. 127-140 AD, AE 1/4 Unit (17mm, 3.31gm), Jammu & Kashmir. O: King standing left, sacrificing over altar. R: Ithyphallic Siva standing left. MACW 3170-3171. | Text | Image |
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| Mitchener 3068 | Kanishka I, Kushan Kingdom. ca. 127-152, AE Quarter unit (4.25g). King standing left beside altar, holding trident, Bactrian legend, control mark in left field / OHPO, Siva standing left, holding trident. Mitchener 3068. | Text | Image |
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| MK 66 |
Kushans, Kanishka I. 127-140 AD. AV Dinar. FAONANAOFAO KA-NHFKI KOFANO, Kanishka standing facing, head turned left, flames on shoulder, holding standard in his left hand, sacrificing over altar to left / BODDO, Buddha, nimbate, standing facing, wearing samghati (a long pleated garment), his head with eyes wide open and large moustache, ashnisha on head, urna between eyebrows, his right hand is raised in the gesture of reassurance, left holding a pleat of his robe; tamgha to right. | Text | Image |
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| MK 67 |
Kushans, Kanishka I AV Dinar. Kanishka, diademed, & in long tunic & pants, with flames at shoulder, stands left sacrificing over altar; a standard is held in the left hand. / Shiva, nimbate & standing facing, holds in one of four arms a thunderbolt, a flask, a trident, & the horns of the goat standing to the right; large tamga at lower left; his name, "Oesho," at right in Graeco-Bactrian script. Rosenfield 37. | Text | Image |
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| MK 73 |
Kushans, Kanishka I. 127-140 AD. AV Quarter Stater (1.78 g, 12h). Kanishka standing facing, holding standard, sacrificing over altar to left; trident to left / BODDO, nimbate Buddha standing facing, raising hand and holding robe; tamgha to right. | Text | Image |
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| Whitehead 97 | Kanishka I 'Nanaia' AE Didrachm or Half-Unit. 8.58 g, 21.20 mm. 127-140 AD. DAO KANHDKI (Shao Kaneshki), King standing left, wearing tall helmet, long heavy coat and trousers, beside small altar, holding sceptre / NANA (on left, downwards), Goddess Nanaia, diademed and draped, standing right, holding short sceptre in right hand; monogram to right. Mitchiner ACW 3071-3073; Whitehead 97. | Text | Image |
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| Whitehead 106 |
Kanishka I, AE Tetradrachm or Unit, 127-140 AD, DAO KANHPO, King in Kushan dress, standing facing, head left, right hand over altar, trident in left hand / OHPO, Siva, standing left, holding noose, drum, trident and gourd. Tamgra in left field. Whitehead 106. | Text | Image |
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| Whitehead 110 | Kanishka AE18, 3.58 grams, 17.48 mm. Indo-Scythia. 127-140 AD. PAO KANHPKI, King standing left, wearing peaked helmet, long coat and trousers, sacrificing at altar left, holding spear in left hand / OHPO, Shiva, two armed, standing left, holding trident and gourd or human head. Whitehead 110; cf BMC 71 ("OKPO"); Sear-. | Text | Image |
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| See also | Indo-Greek Coins available from TimeLine Originals - www.time-lines.co.uk |
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| See also: | R. Whitehead's excellent catalogue, Coins in the Punjab Museum, free download from archive.org |
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| Coins of Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum, free download from google books) |
