King standing left beside altar, holding trident, Bactrian legend PAC KANHPKI / Mood-Goddess Mao standing left, large crescent on her shoulders, MAO in the right field, tamgha in the left field. 26mm, 16.82 grams. Mint of Taxila or Pushkalavati. Mitchiner ACW 3079-3081. SKU T636-50927

Kanishka I or Kanishka the Great, was an emperor of the Kushan dynasty in the second century (c.127“150 CE), is famous for his military, political, and spiritual achievements. A descendant of Kujula Kadphises, founder of the Kushan empire, Kanishka came to rule an empire in Bactria extending to Pataliputra on the Gangetic plain. He minted a large series of gold and copper coins depicting various Kushan deities.