Title:
Base Gold Coin of Shaka Kushana
Category:
Accession no.:
DOC-CO,2020,08,INHCRF,13-14
Location/ Provenance:
None
Period:
c. 305-335 CE
Description:
Standing king sacrificing at altar / Ardoksho seated on throne type coin of Late Kushana ruler Shaka. Brahmi inscription Sita under left arm, Shaka to right, and vi between altar and leg on the obverse and Greek inscription on the reverse. Base Gold. 7.70 gm. 19 mm. Private collection. Ref. Jongeward and Cribb (2015), p.175