50 CE, probably corresponded to the rule of Kujula Kadphises. Coinage The coinage of the Kushan ruler, Kujula Kadphises, shows us the enlargement of the religious horizon of the Kushans. His first issue, which has the debased portrait and name of Hermaeus on the obverse, shows Heracles on the reverse, still following the Greek tradition, even though Heracles may be the Interpretatio graeca of the Iranian god Verethragna, contrary to earlier assumptions, which regarded Kujula Kadphises as Buddhist on the basis of the epithet. References Bibliography "Catalogue of coins in the Panjab Museum, Lahore. Vol. I Indo-Greek coins", Whitehead, Argonaut Inc. Publishers, Chicago. Hill, John E. 2004. The Western Regions according to the Hou Hanshu. Draft annotated English translation. External links Catalogue of coins of Kujula Kadphises Kushan emperors 80 deaths 1st-century monarchs in Asia Year of birth unknown