Kushan, Huvishka, Copper Tetradrachm,11.04g, “Elephant rider” type, struck at Main Mint in Kapisha (Begram?), early phase, Obv: Huvishka on elephant facing right, holding trident and ankuśa (elephant goad); traces of Bactrian legend around, Rev: Huvishka kneeling before goddess Ardoksho standing, holding a cornucopia; tagma to left and traces of Bactrian legend around. (Not listed in Göbl). Very fine, extremely rare.
One of the rarest types of Kushan copper coins, here we see a unique depiction on the reverse: the king kneeling before a deity. On the handful of coins of this type previously offered in auctions, the goddess is Nana holding a lion-head sceptre. However here the goddess clearly holds a cornucopia so should be identified as Ardoksho, the Kushan goddess of plenty and the equivalent of Indian Lakshmi. This is a new and previously unknown feature which makes this coin unique.