Kushan coinage

Kings may be shown as a profile head, a standing figure, typically officiating at a fire altar in Zoroastrian style, or mounted on a horse.

The artistry of the dies is generally lower than the exceptionally high standards of the best coins of Greco-Bactrian rulers.

The Kushan religious pantheon is extremely varied, as revealed by their coins and their seals, on which more than 30 different gods appear, belonging to the Hellenistic, the Iranian, and to a lesser extent the Indian world.

During Kanishka's reign, the language of the coinage changes to Bactrian (though it remained in Greek script for all kings).

Representation of entities from Greek mythology and Hellenistic syncretism are: The Indic entities represented on coinage include: The Iranian entities depicted on coinage include: Additionally: MacDowell (1968) identified three regional copper issues of Kajula Kadphises and Vima Taktu of separate coinage in their first issue, which would correspond to the three previous realms making up the Kushan empire.