Vasudeva I Dinar (Peshawar, 187-232 CE)
Issuing Ruler: Vasu Deva I (BAZOΔHO)
Issuing Authority: Kushan Empire
Date of Issue: 187-232 CE
Mint: Peshawar [Gandhara]
Obverse: Vasu Deva standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing jeweled triangular helmet and medallions; to left, lighted altar surmounted by trident. Surrounding legend in Bactrian Script reads ÞAONANOÞAO BAZOΔHO KOÞANO ["King of Kings, Vasudeva Kushan"].
Reverse: The deity Oesho [Kushan amalgam of the Hindu deity Shiva] standing facing forwards, holding diadem in his right hand and trident in his left; behind, his companion, the bull Nandi, standing left; to upper left, tamgha. Legend in right field reading OHÞO ["Oesho"].
Weight: 7.84 g
Diameter: 21mm
Axis: 12h
Denomination: Dinar (Kushan)
Provenance: Ex Private Collection
Issuing Ruler: Vasu Deva I (BAZOΔHO)
Issuing Authority: Kushan Empire
Date of Issue: 187-232 CE
Mint: Peshawar [Gandhara]
Obverse: Vasu Deva standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing jeweled triangular helmet and medallions; to left, lighted altar surmounted by trident. Surrounding legend in Bactrian Script reads ÞAONANOÞAO BAZOΔHO KOÞANO ["King of Kings, Vasudeva Kushan"].
Reverse: The deity Oesho [Kushan amalgam of the Hindu deity Shiva] standing facing forwards, holding diadem in his right hand and trident in his left; behind, his companion, the bull Nandi, standing left; to upper left, tamgha. Legend in right field reading OHÞO ["Oesho"].
Weight: 7.84 g
Diameter: 21mm
Axis: 12h
Denomination: Dinar (Kushan)
Provenance: Ex Private Collection
Issuing Ruler: Vasu Deva I (BAZOΔHO)
Issuing Authority: Kushan Empire
Date of Issue: 187-232 CE
Mint: Peshawar [Gandhara]
Obverse: Vasu Deva standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing jeweled triangular helmet and medallions; to left, lighted altar surmounted by trident. Surrounding legend in Bactrian Script reads ÞAONANOÞAO BAZOΔHO KOÞANO ["King of Kings, Vasudeva Kushan"].
Reverse: The deity Oesho [Kushan amalgam of the Hindu deity Shiva] standing facing forwards, holding diadem in his right hand and trident in his left; behind, his companion, the bull Nandi, standing left; to upper left, tamgha. Legend in right field reading OHÞO ["Oesho"].
Weight: 7.84 g
Diameter: 21mm
Axis: 12h
Denomination: Dinar (Kushan)
Provenance: Ex Private Collection