| Obverse |
King standing facing, sacrificing at altar at left,holding standard or sceptre in left hand, elephant goad in right, Bactrian legend around: �ONANO�AO KA ... NI�KI KO�ANO (King of kings, Kanishka the Kushan) |
| Reverse |
Solar deity Mithra standing left, stretching out right hand in blessing, Bactrian legend at right: MIIPO, tamgha at left |
| Date |
c. 127-150 CE |
| Weight |
1.95 gm. |
| Diameter |
14 mm. |
| Die axis |
12 o'clock |
| Reference |
G�bl 79, same dies as G 79.2 |
| Comments |
The coins of Kanishka are all scarce to rare. The quarter dinars, like this coin, are even rarer than the full dinars, and the Miiro quarters are almost never seen.
Ex-William F. Spengler, Jr. collection. VERY RARE! |