INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I, circa 127/8-152. Drachm (Bronze, 17 mm, 4.48 g, 11 h), main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). ÞAO ΚANηρKI ('King Kanishka' in Bactrian) Kanishka I standing front, head to left, sacrificing with his right hand over altar and holding trident in his left. Rev. ΟΑΔΟ ('OADO' in Bactrian) Oado running to right, holding cloak above his head with both hands; in field to left, tamgha. ANS Kushan -.Göbl, Donum Burns, -. Apparently unpublished as a drachm. Some scratches and with minor deposits, otherwise, about very fine.
It is commonly assumed that the depiction of Oado, the Kushan god of the blowing winds, on Kushan coins influenced the rendering of the Japanese wind deity Fujin. Coins of Oado were struck only by Kanishka I and by Huvishka.