BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΣTHΡOΣ EY EΡMAIOY (corrupted), diademed and draped bust of king Hermaeus right / Kujula Kasasa kushana yavugasa dhramathidasa, Herakles standing facing, holding lionskin in left hand and leaning on club with right. 22mm, 7.00 grams. BMC Kadphises 1-11.

Kujula Kadphises, reigned (30/50-80 CE), was a Kushan prince who united the Yuezhi confederation during the 1st century CE, and became the first Kushan emperor. According to the Rabatak inscription, he was the grandfather of the great Kushan king Kanishka I. The origins of Kujula Kadphises are quite obscure, and it is usually considered he was a descendant of the Kushan ruler Heraios, or even identical with him. Interestingly however, Kujula shares his name on some of his "Hermaeus" coins, or Kozola on his "Augustus" coins with some of the last Indo-Scythian rulers, such as Liaka Kusulaka, or his son Patika Kusulaka, which might suggest some family connection.