Digital Rare Book:
Lectures on Ancient Indian Numismatics
Delivered by Devadatta Ramakrishna Bhandarkar
Published by The University of Calcutta - 1921

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Image:
Coin of Kanishka, ca. 130 A.D.
Ancient region of Gandhara
Gold
Diam. 9/16 in. (1.4 cm)

The Great Kushan rulers minted these gold coins following a Roman weight standard. The rulers present themselves in relation to a range of Near Eastern and South Asian deities, such as Shiva as seen on the reverse of this coin.

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