1982.100.99: Coin of Kanishka I
Coins
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1982.100.99
- People
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Kanishka I, Kushan (r. c. 127/8 - 152 CE)
- Title
- Coin of Kanishka I
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 130-158
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, India (Ancient Asia)
- Period
- Kushan period, c.100 BCE-250 CE
- Culture
- Indo-Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/169763
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Bronze
- Metal
- AE
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 16.64 g
- Die Axis
- 12
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Mitchiner ACW 3078; BMC 46
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of H. Bartlett Wells, Class of 1929
- Accession Year
- 1982
- Object Number
- 1982.100.99
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obv.: Kind standing facing beside an altar, holding a trident.
Rev.: Sun-god Mithra standing l.
Verification Level
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