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Maker(s):Huvishka (minted under)
Culture:Kushan
Title:Coin of Huvishka
Date Made:160-90 CE
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Bronze
Place Made:Asia; Kushan Empire (Afghanistan)
Measurements:Overall: 1 inch; 2.5 cm
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.168
Credit Line:Gift of Julie Dupree Gill (Class of 1977) from the Dupree Collection
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Obverse: King Huvishka seated cross legged on pillows, with a raised left hand with legend in Greek "ÞAONANOÞAO OO[HÞKE KOÞANO" Reverse: Mao, the ancient Persian lunar god, with an inscription in the right field that reads "Mao."

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; numismatics

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