Watch List notes:

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka, circa 151-190. Tetradrachm (Bronze, 26 mm, 12.60 g, 11 h), Late phase, Gandhara, probably Peshawar. ÞAONANOÞAO OOHÞKE KOÞANO ('King of Kings, Huvishka the Kushan' in Batrian) Huvishka seated on elephant to right, wearing diadem and halo, holding long elephant goad in his right hand. Rev. MAO (in Bactrian) The female moon deity Ardoksho standing front, head to right, holding cornucopiae with both hands; to right, tamgha. ANS Kushan 1013. Extremely rare. About very fine.


This peculiar example shows the female lunar deity Ardoksho with the incorrect legend naming the male lunar deity Mao.