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
Gold coin of Hooerkes depicting Mithras
Gold coin of the Scythian king Hooerkes, reverse showing MIOPO (Mithras) as a goddess with cornucopia, north-west India, c. 87–129 A.D.
CIMRM 2
Gold coin with Mithras and Mao
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
Gold coin of Hooerkes with Mithras holding wreath
Gold coin of the Scythian king Hooerkes, reverse showing Mithras (MOPO) standing with wreath and staff, north-west India, c. 87–129 A.D.
CIMRM 4
Gold coin of rom Bactria
Gold coin from Bactria depicting ΜΙΙΡΟ (Mithras) with radiate crown and military attributes.
CIMRM 5
