نقش ایزد مهر (میرو) بر سکۀ کوشانی
معلوم میشود چهار شمع ادونت میلاد مسیح هم منشأ مهری دارد.
| Gold dinar, c. 128-150 CE Weight: 7.97 gm., Diam: 20 mm., Die axis: 12 o’clock Crowned, diademed king standing facing, holding spear and sacrificing at altar at left, Bactrian legend around: þAONANOþAO KA … NηþKI KOþANO (King of Kings Kanishka Kushan) / Solar deity Mithra standing left, holding sword hilt and holding out hand in blessing, radiate nimbus around head, Bactrian legend right: MIIPO, tamgha at left Göbl 31 |
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Mithra replaced the Greek Helios … compare this coin with the Helios coin above, with the identical iconography, only a different name. |
