| Obverse |
King riding on elephant right, holding trident and ankus, or elephant goad, Bactrian legend around (at 8 o'clock): þaonanoþao ... oohþko koþanoþao (shaonanoshao ooeshko koshanoshao ... King of kings Huvishka, king of the Kushans). |
| Reverse |
Oesho standing facing, holding trident in raised left hand, antelope in lowered left hand, damaru or drum in raised right hand and goad and water pot in lower right hand, Bactrian legend at right: oηþo, tamgha at left. |
| Date |
c. 150-191 CE |
| Weight |
7.81 gm. |
| Diameter |
20 mm. |
| Die axis |
12 o'clock |
| Reference |
Göbl ---, but see 305A for obverse |
| Comments |
One of the rarest and most sought-after gold coins of Huvishka, in wonderful condition; unlisted in Göbl's Kushan "atlas".
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