| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61353 | Auction date: 17 December 2023 |
| Lot number: 21007 Price realized: 320 USD (Approx. 291 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients INDIA. Kushan Empire. Kanishka I (ca. AD 127-151). AE tetradrachm (26mm, 16.18 gm, 11h). Fine. Attic standard, Kapisha, main mint (probably Begram), middle phase with Bactrian inscriptions. ÞAO ΚA-NΗΡKI, Kanishka I standing facing, head left, wearing long beard, diadem with ribbons, round brimmed Iranian cap, cloak double-clasped at chest worn over knee length tunic, trousers, and boots, flame emanating from right shoulder, dropping pellets with right hand over lit altar at left, grounded spear in left; long sword with curved hilt held by belt, dotted border / MΑΟ, Mao standing facing, head left, wearing diadem with ribbons to right, cloak around shoulders clasped at chest, worn over belted ankle-length tunic and boots, crescent emerging from shoulders, right arm extended with hand raised in benediction, left hand on sword hilt at hip; tamgha in left field, dotted border. ANS Kushan 520-538. Göbl, MK 774. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushan-empire-kanishka-i-ca-ad-127-151-ae-tetradrachm-26mm-1618-gm-11h-fine/a/61353-21007.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61353-12172023 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
