Fwd: Kanishka's Ahin Posh coins

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gandhara , YMalaiya <ymalaiya wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Kushan Kingdom. Kanishka I. Circa 100-140 AD. AV Stater (7.93 gm). RAONANAO

RAOKA NHRKI KORANO (Kanishka the Kushan, King of Kings); King standing to front,

head turned left, holding standard in left hand, sacrificing with right over

cylindrical altar, flames emanate from his shoulders / BODDO and Tamgha either

side of Buddha standing to front and wearing samghati, a long pleated garment;

the head is to front with eyes wide open and large moustache, ashnisha on crown

of head, urna between eyebrows and surrounded by a double circular nimbus;

behind the body, oval shaped aureole; left hand holds a pleat of the samghati,

the right is raised in the gesture of renunciation, Abhaya Wudra.

References: Göbl 66 = BMC 16 (found at Ahin Posh, Afghanistan); Silk Road Coins,

The Hirayama Collection, 51, same reverse die (cover coin). Third example

extant, the Boston specimen, with this obverse die, having been lost.

 

In addition to the staters cited above, two other Buddha gold coins are known,

both Kanishka I quarter staters: Göbl 73 = BN Paris and a specimen sold by

Spink-Taisei Singapore Sale 9 (The Skanda collection), 1991, no. 18, published

price realized at $140,000 (cover coin).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The images seem to be lost in forwarding the mails. I am resending the image On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Kishore patnaik <kishorepatnaik09 wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

gandhara , YMalaiya <ymalaiya wrote:

 

Buddha, The Enlightened One

Kushan Kingdom. Kanishka I. Circa 100-140 AD. AV Stater (7.93 gm). RAONANAO RAOKA NHRKI KORANO (Kanishka the Kushan, King of Kings); King standing to front, head turned left, holding standard in left hand, sacrificing with right over cylindrical altar, flames emanate from his shoulders / BODDO and Tamgha either side of Buddha standing to front and wearing samghati, a long pleated garment; the head is to front with eyes wide open and large moustache, ashnisha on crown of head, urna between eyebrows and surrounded by a double circular nimbus; behind the body, oval shaped aureole; left hand holds a pleat of the samghati, the right is raised in the gesture of renunciation, Abhaya Wudra.

References: Göbl 66 = BMC 16 (found at Ahin Posh, Afghanistan); Silk Road Coins, The Hirayama Collection, 51, same reverse die (cover coin). Third example extant, the Boston specimen, with this obverse die, having been lost.

 

In addition to the staters cited above, two other Buddha gold coins are known, both Kanishka I quarter staters: Göbl 73 = BN Paris and a specimen sold by Spink-Taisei Singapore Sale 9 (The Skanda collection), 1991, no. 18, published price realized at $140,000 (cover coin).

 

 

 

 

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 BODDO and Tamgha either side of Buddha standing to front and wearing

samghati, a long pleated garment; the head is to front with eyes wide

open and large moustache, ashnisha on crown of head, urna between

eyebrows and surrounded by a double circular nimbus; behind the body,

oval shaped aureole; left hand holds a pleat of the samghati, the right

is raised in the gesture of renunciation, Abhaya WudraThe staff in the hands of Buddha and that he had  moustache (no other Buddha has moustache) indicate the  image may be pertaining to someone else. The  coin is  more likely to  be indicating Isa ,  who is signified by his staff.

You will find the image here: http://www.bpmurphy.com/COTW/images/buddhalrg.jpg

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lots of Boddhisatvas have moustachesKathieOn Mar 7, 2009, at 4:37 AM, kishore patnaik wrote: BODDO and Tamgha either side of Buddha standing to front and wearing samghati, a long pleated garment; the head is to front with eyes wide open and large moustache, ashnisha on crown of head, urna between eyebrows and surrounded by a double circular nimbus; behind the body, oval shaped aureole; left hand holds a pleat of the samghati, the right is raised in the gesture of renunciation, Abhaya WudraThe staff in the hands of Buddha and that he had  moustache (no other Buddha has moustache) indicate the  image may be pertaining to someone else. The  coin is  more likely to  be indicating Isa ,  who is signified by his staff. You will find the image here: http://www.bpmurphy.com/COTW/images/buddhalrg.jpg Kathie Brobecksivadasi

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On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Katherine Brobeck <sivadasi wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

lots of Boddhisatvas have moustachesKathie  My post depends on the fact that Bodhisatvas have moustache but not Buddha. I am yet to come across any Buddha's image, especially Gandharan, which had moustache.   . I

This supports that Isa could be a Bodhisatva. For eg,, this image http://www.bpmurphy.com/COTW/images/buddhalrg.jpg closely resembles a Bodhisatva maitreya image http://www.asianart.com/gandhara/6.html

I am appending both the images here in single frame.  Thus, Kanishaka might have printed Bodhisatva Maitreya in his coins,. which we surmise is really Isa. This follows my earlier posts on the matter.

hope you find this helpful.regards, Kishore patnaik

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Some early Buddhas did wear moustache but it was more of a youthful moustache. When it comes to Maitreya and Avalokeswara, the later wore moustache but not Maitreya. (see  South Asian Archaeology 1973: Papers from the Second International

Conference of the Association for the Promotion of South Asian

Archaeology in Western Europe, Held in the University of Amsterdam p 132) The scholarly members of this group may kindly post on the issue. best regards, Kishore patnaik

On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 6:20 PM, kishore patnaik <kishorepatnaik09 wrote:

On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Katherine Brobeck <sivadasi wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

lots of Boddhisatvas have moustachesKathie  My post depends on the fact that Bodhisatvas have moustache but not Buddha. I am yet to come across any Buddha's image, especially Gandharan, which had moustache.   . I

This supports that Isa could be a Bodhisatva. For eg,, this image http://www.bpmurphy.com/COTW/images/buddhalrg.jpg closely resembles a Bodhisatva maitreya image http://www.asianart.com/gandhara/6.html

I am appending both the images here in single frame.  Thus, Kanishaka might have printed Bodhisatva Maitreya in his coins,. which we surmise is really Isa. This follows my earlier posts on the matter.

hope you find this helpful.regards, Kishore patnaik

-- Should you find yourself the victim of other people’s bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities, remember things could have been worse – you could be one of them!