Although far beyond the core provinces of the Roman empire, Bactria forms part of the broader eastern cultural landscape sometimes associated with discussions concerning Iranian religious traditions and the figure of Mithra. Its inclusion reflects wider historical and intellectual connections rather than direct Roman provincial evidence.
Mithraic monuments of Bactria
Coin of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka I
This gold coin depicts Kanishka I on one side and Mithras standing on the other side.
CIMRM 1
CIMRM 3
A gold coin depicting a bearded god with a crescent facing another god with a nimbus and a radiate crown, identified as Mithras by Vermaseren.
CIMRM 3
References
- Robert Bracey (2017) Mithra: the surprising inadequacy of labels
