He ended the bilingual tradition of Greek and Kharoshthi and retained only Greek for a while and issued coins with the legend Basileos Basilion Kanishkou. Deity bearing Iranian name Mao has been depicted on the reverse of this coin. A few also show the Shakyamuni Buddha and Maitreya. Several show Kanishka on the obverse and the Buddha standing on the reverse, in Hellenistic style. Kanishka and the Kushans - History and their coinage. Addition of more Indian deities are also noticeable, like Buddha, Shakyamuni. Kanishka - Kanishka and Buddhism - Buddhist Coinage Buddhist Coinage The Buddhist coins of Kanishka are comparatively rare (well under one percent of all known coins of Kanishka). He used the same type of his portrayal- standing, dressed in a long tunic, shalwar, mantle held by double clasp at the chest and a low round cap, sacrifice at an alter and holding a spear in his left hand, but at the same time he did not confirm the reverse of his coins to any one particular deity. Gods and goddesses of Iranian pantheon dominate the coins of Kanishka and Huvishka. Huvishka(I)'s son Kanishka (Kanishka I), who was so far being considered the successor of Wima Kadphises, had issued coins in gold and copper and on the coins of gold and silver.
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