kushan-empire-c-127-150-ce-reign-of-kanishka-i-item
DenominationDinar
Country / EmpireKushan Empire
Obverse DesignKanishka I standing left, wearing a long coat and boots, holding a spear in his left hand and an ankus (elephant goad) in his right, sacrificing over a small altar. Bactrian legend around: ÞAO NANO ÞAO KANHÞKI KOÞANO (Shaonano Shao Kanishki Koshano - King of Kings, Kanishka the Kushan).
Reverse DesignStanding male deity Orlagno (the Iranian wind god Vayu), nimbate, facing left, holding a staff or scepter. Bactrian legend to the right: ΟΡΛΑΓΝΟ (Orlagno).
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