%0 Journal Article
%T King Huviška, Yima, and the Bird: Observations on a Paradisiacal State
%A Daryaee, Touraj
%A Malekzadeh, Soodabeh
%J ELECTRUM
%V 2015
%R 10.4467/20800909EL.15.005.3943
%N Volume 22
%P 107-114
%K Imšao, Huviška, Kushan, Karšiptar, Yima, Yama
%@ 1897-3426
%D 2015
%U https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/electrum/article/king-huviska-yima-and-the-bird-observations-on-a-paradisiacal-state
%X This essay discuses the significance of the unique gold coin of the Kushan king, Huviška. The legend on the coin reads Imšao which recalls the ancient Indo-Iranian mythic figure, Yima/Yama. It is contended that the reason for which Yima/Yama is portrayed on the coin with a bird on his hand is not the idea of Glory and his reign, but rather the paradaisical state according to the Wīdēwdād, where Yima/Yama ruled over the world. It is contended that Huviška aimed at presenting himself in this manner to his subjects who were familiar with the Avestan and mythic Indo-Iranian lore.