Huvishka
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Gold coin of the Kushan emperor Huvishka (126-164 CE).
Obv: Huvishka riding an elephant, with a trident in his right hand, and an elephant goad in the left. Legend in Greek script: FAONANOFAO OOHFKI KOFANO "King of kings, Huvishka the Kushan".
Rev: Greek god Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress, holding a club in his right hand and possibly a gourd in his left hand. Greek legend IPAKLIO "Herakles". Monogram ("tamgha") to the left.
Obv: Huvishka riding an elephant, with a trident in his right hand, and an elephant goad in the left. Legend in Greek script: FAONANOFAO OOHFKI KOFANO "King of kings, Huvishka the Kushan".
Rev: Greek god Herakles, wearing lion's skin headdress, holding a club in his right hand and possibly a gourd in his left hand. Greek legend IPAKLIO "Herakles". Monogram ("tamgha") to the left.
Huvishka was a Kushan emperor around 126-164 CE. He was the successor of emperor Kanishka.
The reign of Huvishka corresponds to the first known epigraphic evidence of the Buddha Amitabha, on the bottom part of a 2nd century statue which has been found in Govindo-Nagar, and now at the Mathura Museum. The statue is dated to "the 28th year of the reign of Huvishka", and dedicated to "Amitabha Buddha" by a familly of merchants.
| Preceded by: Kanishka I | Kushan Ruler (126-164 CE) | Succeeded by: Vasudeva I |
External links
Coins of Huvishka (http://www.coinarchives.com/a/results.php?results=100&search=Huvishka)