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Kushan Empire, Kanishka I the Great, c. 127 - 140 A.D.
Kanishka I the Great ruled an empire in Bactria extending from Turfan in the Tarim Basin to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain, c. 127 - 150 A.D., with his capital at Purusapura in Gandhara. He is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. His conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an important role in the development of the Silk Road, and the transmission of Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara across the Karakoram range to China. WA84802. Bronze tetradrachm, Mitchiner ACW 3077, Göbl Kushan 768, BMC India 46, Whitehead Panjab 68, aVF, thick tight flan, some, Kapisha main mint, probably Begram mint, weight 17.632g, maximum diameter 24.8mm, die axis 315o, c. 128 - 140 A.D.; obverse Bactrian inscription: þAO KANHþKI (King Kanishka), clockwise from upper right, last two letters ligate appearing as W, king standing facing, with a long beard, nimbate, diademed, wearing a round brimmed cap, knee length tunic, trousers and boots, sword in sheath on belt, sacrificing over altar left from right hand, vertical spear in left hand; reverse Bactrian legend: MIIPO curving downward on right, sun god Mirro standing half left, radiate nimbus around head, raising right hand commanding sunrise, left hand on sword hilt at side, tamgha left; scarce; SOLD
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