Kushan Empire: Huvishka.
Circa AD 151-190. AV gold Dinar (7.99 g). Mint: Baktria (balkh). Obv: diademed and crowned half-length bust of King Huvishka to left on clouds or mountain, holding mace-scepter and goad, wearing jeweled kaftan with double-helix pattern on armlets. / Rev: Ardoksho standing right, holding cornucopiae in both hands, tamgha to left. Top Quality, brilliant details & Artistic portrait of Huvishka & Ardoksho. Among the finest & most Attractive examples.
*Huvishka was one of the greatest emperors of the Kushan Empire, from the death of his father Kanishka until the succession of Vasudeva I, about thirty years. His rule was a period of consolidation for the Empire. Huvishka's territory encompassed from Balkh in Bactria to Mathura in India. His reign is also known as the golden age of Kushan rule. There is also some evidence that Huvishka was a follower of Mahāyāna Buddhism. A Sanskrit manuscript fragment in the Schøyen Collection describes Huvishka as one who has "set forth in the Mahāyāna" Some reliefs from Gandhara are also thought to portray Huvishka making donations to the Buddha.
