186

KUSHAN KINGS

Metal

Obverse

Reverse

M

KAMSHKA1

(a) Type: with Greek title BACIAEYC BACIAECON;
one size only; copper,

BACIA€YC BACfA€0)N
KANH|>KOY

King, radiate, standing to L,
wearing peaked helmet, long
heavy coat, and trousers; sacrifices
at a small altar; long spear in 1.
hand.

W- 133.
8. -9.

54

55
Five coins

56
Seven coins

57

W. 128.
S. -9.

58

HAIOC

Sun-god, radiate, standing to 1.;
characteristic halo of sun-rays
behind head,

To 1. M. 4.
G. B. PL XVII.

G.B.

G.B.

NANAIA

Goddess Nanaia to r., nimbate
and diademed; in r. hand short
sceptre.

PL XVII,.

1 The strange and extensive gallery of gods and goddesses with their Greek, Indian, and
Persian names^ which adorns the currencies of Kanishka and his successor Huvishka, has been
discussed in various publications, of which I may mention Cunningham's Coins of the ICusMns
and Sir A. Stein's Zoroastrian Deities on Indo-ScytMc Coins—see p. 175 of this Catalogue. In the
case of Huvishka, however, the workmanship of the coins is so poor that specimens which
at first sight appear to present new and unknown deities are sometimes only variations of
old types with names blundered and deities wrongly labelled.

2 Copper coins of Kanishka with his Greek title of Basileos "basilem, are obtainable, though
much rarer than the common type bearing the title of /SMo, The Greek type of gold coin
is exceedingly rare. In the British Museum Collection are one Helios, one Hephaistos, and
two with the deity Salene. Ko others are known up to the present. For descriptions see
Cunningham, Coins of the KwJims*