The Development of Hindu Iconography c13.76

c13.76

¹ The earlier view about the eclecticism of the Kanishka group of kings has been challenged by Rapson (who himself once held the view) and Kennedy. But the explanation which is given by Rapson of the varied reverse, if accepted by scholars, would also support my hypothesis. His latest view as expressed in his C.C.A.W.K.T.B, p. XII, f.n., is, 'The coins, no doubt, reflect the particular form of religion which prevailed in the district in which they were struck.'