PLATE XXXII
Iranian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins
1. Mithra
The Iranian god of light with the solar disk about his head. From a coin of the Indo-Scythian king Huviṣka. After Stein, Zoroastrian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins, No. I. See pp. 287-88.
2. Apām Napāt
The "Child of Waters." The deity is represented with a horse, thus recalling his Avestic epithet, aurvaṭ-aspa ("with swift steeds"). From a coin of the Indo-Scythian king Kaniṣka. After Stein, Zoroastrian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins, No. III. See pp. 267, 340.
3. Māh
The moon-god is represented with the characteristic lunar disk. From a coin of the Indo-Scythian king Huviṣka. After Stein, Zoroastrian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins,No. IV. See p. 278.
4. Vāta or Vāyu
The wind-god is running forward with hair floating and mantle flying in the breeze. From a coin of the Indo-Scythian king Kaniṣka. After Stein, Zoroastrian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins, No. V. See pp. 299, 302.
5. Khvarenanh
The Glory, here called by his Persian name, Farro, holds out the royal symbol. From a coin of the Indo-Scythian king Huviṣka. After Stein, Zoroastrian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins, No. VI. See pp. 285, 304-05, 311, 324, 332-33, 343.
6. Ātar
The god of fire is here characterized by the flames which rise from his shoulders. From a coin of the Indo-Scythian king Kaniṣka. After Stein, Zoroastrian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins, No. VII. See pp. 266-67.
7. Vanainti (Uparatat)
This goddess, "Conquering Superiority," is modelled on the Greek Nike ("Victory"), and seems to carry in one hand the sceptre of royalty, while with the other she proffers the crown worn by the Iranian kings. From a coin of the Indo-Scythian king Huviṣka. After Stein, Zoroastrian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins, No. VIII.
8. Verethraghna
On the helmet of the war-god perches a bird which is doubtless the Vāreghna. The deity appropriately carries spear and sword. From a coin of the Indo-Scythian king Kaniṣka. After Stein, Zoroastrian Deities on Indo-Scythian Coins, No. IX. See pp. 271-73.
