| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 416 Price realized: 30,000 USD (Approx. 27,477 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, 15.92 g, 12h). Reduced Attic (Kushan) standard. Main mint in Baktria. BACIΛEYC OH MO KAΔΦICHC, diademed and crowned half-length bust of Vima Kadphises left on clouds, holding mace-scepter in right hand and hilt of sword in left; flames at shoulder; 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 X, 29; MK 13 (O3/R– [unlisted rev. die]); ANS Kushan 262; Sunrise 525 (this coin); Donum Burns –. 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 540; Sunrise Collection (Triton XVIII, 6 January 2005), lot 267 (part of), purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 2007. Estimate: 20000 USD |  |
