| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 414 Price realized: 25,000 USD (Approx. 22,898 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vima Kadphises. Circa AD 113-127. AV Double Dinar (25mm, 15.96 g, 12h). Reduced Attic (Kushan) standard. Main mint in Baktria. BACIΛEYC OH MO KAΔΦICHC, diademed and crowned figure of Vima Kadphises seated facing on cushioned throne with ornate legs and high back, head left, feet on footstool, holding laurel branch in raised right hand and resting left arm on left knee; club to left; tamgha to right / Maharajasa rajadirajasa sarvaloga iśvarasa mahiśvarasa hima kaphthiśasa tradara[sa] in Kharosthi, ithyphallic Siva standing facing, head left, holding trident in right hand and resting left arm on bull Nandi behind, who is standing right with head facing; Buddhist triratana ("Three Jewels") to left. Bopearachchi, Premiers, Série IX, 22; MK 11 (O1/R9; unlisted die pair); ANS Kushan 260; Sunrise 523 (this coin); Donum Burns 76. Lightly toned. Superb EF. From the Father & Son Collection. Ex Professor David R. Beatty, CM, OBE Collection (Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020), lot 551 (part of); Classical Numismatic Group 105 (10 May 2017), lot 537; Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2005), lot 267 (part of), purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 2007. Estimate: 20000 USD |  |
