INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka III. Circa AD 267-270. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.78 g, 12h). Main mint in Taxila. ÞΔOИΔИOÞΔO Δ(retrogradeh0HKÞKO KOΔИO, Kanishka standing left, holding filleted standard, sacrificing over altar to left; filleted trident to left;
ga in Brahmi to right of altar;
gho in Brahmi between legs;
hu in Brahmi to right of scepter / OhÞO to right, Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding a garland or diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; to upper left, pellet above tamgha. MK 634/21 (same dies); ANS Kushan 1644; Donum Burns –. Lightly toned, traces of underlying luster. Near EF.
