Parvati Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Numismatics=== Ancient coins from [[Bactria]] (Central Asia) of [[Kushan Empire]] era, and those of king [[Harsha]] (North India) feature Uma. These were issued sometime between the 3rd- and 7th-century AD. In Bactria, Uma is spelled ''Ommo'', and she appears on coins holding a flower.<ref>[[John M. Rosenfield]] (1967), The Dynastic Arts of the Kushans, University of California Press, Reprinted in 1993 as {{ISBN|978-8121505796}}, pp. 94β95</ref><ref>AH Dani et al., History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. 2, Editors: Harmatta et al., UNESCO, {{ISBN|978-9231028465}}, pp 326β327</ref> On her coin is also shown Shiva, who is sometimes shown in the ithyphallic state holding a trident and standing near [[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]] (his ''vahana''). On coins issued by king Harsha, Parvati and Shiva are seated on a bull and the reverse of the coin has [[Brahmi]] script.<ref>Arthur L. Friedberg and Ira S. Friedberg (2009), Gold Coins of the World: From Ancient Times to the Present, {{ISBN|978-0871843081}}, pp 462</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page