KUSH-15 Click on image for enlargement.

Indian Coins, Kushan. Huvishka I , 150-190 AD, Gold Dinar 7.82 g. 16.7 mm. die-axis 12 o'clock.

Obverse: Bactrian legend around ÞAONANOÞAO OOΗÞKIKOÞANO The Shah of Shahs, Huvishka the Kushan. Upper part of the king facing, head left, emerging from clouds, diadem, wears rounded helmet, and chlamys over armour, holding a mace in raised right hand, elephant goad in left hand, flames on right shoulder.

Reverse: ΣKANΔOKO M BIZAΓO AÞO in Bactrian script, SKANDO KOMANO, BISAGO. Goddess Skanda on left and Visaka on right. Standing face to face nimbate; each wearing chlamys and necklace, and sword at waist; but Skanda hold in right hand, standard surmounted by bird; Visakha helds in left hand, spear; between them a royal synbol (Kanishka tamgha), a border of dots.

          An extremely genuine gold coin of the Kushan Imperial mints, solid gold coin not a filled metal electrotypes / reproductions.

          This coin compares to known authentic examples images housed in museums. The obverse and reverse dies matched the specimen in the collection of the Indian Museum, Calcutta, India. (C.18068-Huvishka). British Museum, London, England. (1613226469).

          Photographic images can provide valuable clue, they can't definitely prove authenticity. For authentication, coins should be confirmed by other tests. Check the weight and size of the coin, microscopic evaluations to determine surface compositions and minting techniques, spectrometry to analyze the elemental composition of the coin's metal, and employ X-ray imaging to analyze the coin's structure and detect hidden defects, any anomalies.