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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     161753      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Ancient East Region:     KUSHAN EMPIRE Issuer:     Vasu Deva I Date Ruled:     Circa 192-225 AD Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Dinar Date Struck:     AD Circa 192-225 Diameter:     21 mm Weight:     7.97 g Die Axis:     11 h Obverse Description:     PAONANOPAO [BAZO]DHO KOPANO, Vasudeva, nimbate and helmeted, standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar to left and holding filleted standard; to left, filleted trident behind Reverse Description:     OHRO, ithyphallic Siva with three heads standing facing, holding lotus in extended lower right hand, filleted investiture garland in raised upper right hand, trident in raised upper left hand and resting lowered left hand on bull Nandi standing to left, b Primary Reference:     MK 506 var. (O3/R- Reference2:     Nandi standing right Reference3:     same obv. die) Reference4:     Donum Burns 409-410 var. (same; same obv. die; MACW - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=79710 Grade:     Good VF, marks along edge from prior mounting Notes:     Unpublished variety with Nandi standing left In the traditional henotheistic view of Hinduism, Siva is one part of the Trimurti, the three aspects which make up the supreme godhead (the other two being Brahma, the Creator, and Visnu, the preserver). On Kushan coins depicting Siva, the god is sometimes portrayed as a figure with a tripartite head and in association with Nandi, the bull of happiness and strength. However, the worship of Siva employs a much more ancient and abstract form of the god: that of a conical or ithyphallic-shaped stone, or siva lingam, set within a yoni, a round base with a single projecting channel. Together, the siva lingam and yoni represented the respective male and female parts; their mystical union emphasize the mystical powers of generation.

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