Gold coin of the Kushan emperor Huvishka (126-164). 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. He was the successor of emperor Kanishka. Kushan king Huvishka. ... Kushan king Huvishka. ... For the son of Alexander the Great, see Heracles (Macedon). ... Boundary of the Kushan empire, c. ... Gold coin of Kanishka I with a representation of the Buddha (c. ...
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. The Big Buddha in Kamakura, an image of Amitabha Amitābha (阿彌陀佛 Ch. ... (1st century - 2nd century - 3rd century - other centuries) Events Roman Empire governed by the Five Good Emperors (96–180) – Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius. ... Mathura (मथुरा) is a city in India, located approximately 50 km north of Agra, and south of Delhi. ...
Gold coin of Kanishka I with a representation of the Buddha (c. ... Boundary of the Kushan empire, c. ... Vasudeva I was a Kushan emperor around 164-200 AD (See: Vasudeva coin) External links: Coins of late Kushan emperors Categories: Stub | Kushan empire ...
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Huvishka was Kushan emperor from the death of Kanishka (assumed on the best evidence available to be in 140 AD) until the succession of Vasudeva I about forty years later.
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.
Compared to his predecessor Kanishka, Huvishka seems to relies less on Iranian deities (which are much less numerous in his coinage), and more on India ones, such as war divinities of Shivaism.
MacDowall proposed that Huvishka exploited this by reducing the weight of his copper coinage, but retaining the guarantee against the gold coinage.
The broad outlines of both Huvishka's devaluation and the effects it had are soundly based.
Also, the details of the devaluation are not clear, exactly when in Huvishka's reign it happened, how smooth or dramatic the break was, whether there were any regional variations, and the number of stages involved, are all questions that need answers.
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