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Maker(s):Kanishka I (minted under)
Culture:Kushan period
Title:Tetradrachm of Kanishka I
Date Made:127-151 CE
Type:Coin/Numismatic
Materials:Bronze
Place Made:Asia; Mashriq; Gandhara
Accession Number:  MH 2021.5.166
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: pAO KA-NHpKI - Diademed king standing head left, helmet, spear in left hand, elephant goad in right hand, legent "pAO KA-NHpKI." Reverse: Oado running left with cloak, legend "OAΔO (↓)."

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; numismatics

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