Object Image

Coin

Unknown Artist

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.

Credit: Anonymous Gift

c. 106-149 CE

Gold

2.2 cm

1999.227

Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2024

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