Cleveland Museum of Art

Coin

Date: c. 106–149 CE
Medium: gold
Culture: India, Mathura, Kushan period
Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

This gold coin represents the reign of the Kushana ruler, Havishka. The coin bears a portrait of the ruler on the obverse and various deities on the reverse. It is identified by inscriptions in Kharosthi, the language used in northwestern India during the Kushan period.

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