Kanishka 'Hephaistos' AE Hemidrachm 019712

Kanishka 'Hephaistos' AE Hemidrachm 019712
Kanishka 'Hephaistos' AE Hemidrachm
Bronze, 3.74 grams, 17.94 mm. Kushan Empire. 127-140 AD. Obverse: PAO KANhPKI, the king, clad in coat and trousers, standing left by altar, holding spear. Reverse: MHPO, The Sun-god Mithras, radiate, standing left, diademed with radiate disk, clad as the king, right hand outstretched and resting left hand on sword at waist, tamgha of Kanishka to left. BMC 34 var (spelling of deity's name); Whitehead 92 var (ditto). Very fine for issue.
£35.00  

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