2-726-168 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Coin of Kushan King Vasudeva I, c. AD 142/145-174/177. This gold coin represents the reign of the Kushana ruler, Vasudeva I. 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.