Hunnic tribes, Kidarites (ca 350-385) AV Dinar
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Hunnic tribes, Kidarites (ca 350-385) AV Dinar (34mm, 7.80g) Balkh.
Obv: 'BAΓO KIΔAPA OOZOPKO KOÞANO ÞAYO ('His Majesty, Kidara, Great King of the Kushan' in Bactrian) Kidara standing front, head to left, wearing a crenellated crown with a globe on top between two broad horizontally-pleated ribbons, sacrificing with his right hand over lighted altar and holding trident in his left hand; to left, trident above small altar; to right, tamgha above rosette
Rev: The illustrious God (Shiva) standing facing with flaming hair, holding diadem in his right hand and trident in his left; behind, the bull Nandi, his companion, standing left.
Ref: ANS Kushan -. Cribb, Kidarites, p. 140, 15