A NOTE ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DEPICTION OF DEITIES PORTRAITURE ON MAUES COINS IN GANDHARA

Abstract

The article emphasizes the importance of the deities portrayed on Maues' coins. He founded the Indo-Scythian dynasty and issued numerous coins with his name. His coins follow the Indo-Greek coinage system. However, he also introduced some new features, including a mounted king and the introduction of new deities. He maintained the deity scheme of Indo-Greeks and added some Indian ones.  The Indo-Greek coins portray religious figures on one side obverse and the coins of Maues, sometimes, depict the deities on both sides. These deities were taken from different ideologies showing respect for other religions as well. The paper is aimed to investigate and highlight numerous deities depicted on Maues coins.