Kushan Empire
Kanishka I (c. 127/8-152 AD)
AE 1/8 unit (16.5 mm, 2.64 g)
Obverse: King standing, sacrificing at altar left, holding scepter
Reverse: Sakyamuni Buddha standing facing, hand raised in abhayamudra (gesture of reassurance); traces of Bactrian legend SAKAMA ODYOB around
Ref: Unpublished (cf. MK 788; Cribb, Buddha 60 for quarter unit)
All of Kanishka's coins with the Buddha are rare. These were issued in the last year of his reign, and are the first numismatic depiction of the Buddha.
This 1/8th denomination is not recorded anywhere.
Extremely Rare.