| Obverse |
King standing facing, sacrificing at altar at left, holding sceptre in left hand, Bactrian legend around: �AO KANI�KI (Shao Kanishki) |
| Reverse |
Solar deity Mithra standing left, radiate and nimbate, holding out diadem, Bactrian legend at right: MIOPO, tamgha at left |
| Date |
c. 127-150 CE |
| Weight |
8.66 gm. |
| Diameter |
21 mm. |
| Die axis |
12 o'clock |
| Reference |
G�bl 771, MAC 3128 |
| Comments |
The coins of Kanishka are all scarce. The half units, like this coin, are even rarer than the full units. |