Huvishka
Huvishka succeeded Kanishka I and ruled until about 164 A.D. Records of his reign have been found at Wardak, which is near Kabul. Huvishka took a number of titles; one was Devaputra, which means "son of god".
Huvishka did some impressive things during his reign. He had some splendid palaces constructed near Mathura. Huvishka also founded a city called Huvishka, which was named after him. This city was built in Kashmir.
Huvishka minted many gold and copper coins. These are examples:
Copper coin
Obverse: The king riding an elephant
Reverse: The moon goddess Mao
Weight: 5.65 gm.
Gold coin
Obverse: Bust of the king
Reverse: Moon goddess Mao. A crescent is on her head.
Weight: 7.9 gm.
Gold coin
Obverse: Huvishka is riding on an elephant. He has a trident in his right hand and an elephant prod in the left one.
Reverse: Herakles (Hercules) is portrayed as standing. He wears a lion skin headdress and is holding a club in his right hand. The object in his left hand may be a gourd.
Weight: 7.67 gm.
Huvishka made some noteworthy achievements, but a certain point should about his reign. The Kushan empire was no longer expanding. It was actually starting to decrease in size. The Kushans lost territory that was beyond Bactria in Central Asia.
Neal Robbins
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