Identification of Issuer Ruler Through Engraved Images on Coins: With Reference To Kushan Period

Abstract

This research article presents the method of identifying the issuing ruler through special inscriptions engraved on coins issued by the Kushan period rulers in India during the Kushan rule. Each ruler in the Kushan period used to issue his coins and those coins had a special sign of that particular ruler, which has been presented with figures of coins in this article. After referring the coins figure in this article and by integrating the inscriptions on it, the concerned ruler can be easily identified and the Kushan ruler who issued the coin can also be easily identified. Study of the identity of the issuer ruler based on the particular sign of the coins doesn’t come under the cognizance of the researcher.