| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 422 Price realized: 40,000 USD (Approx. 36,636 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. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (21.5mm, 7.63 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. ÞαO(retrograde h)α(retrograde h)OÞα O O OhÞKI KOÞα[(retrograde h)O], crowned and diademed bust left on clouds, holding mace scepter and goad; flames over shoulder / ΔЄ(retrograde h)ЄICO to right, Dionysos standing right, holding kantharos in right hand and wineskin over left shoulder in left hand; tamgha to left. MK –, but cf. 255 (for obv.); Cribb & Bracey series 112, coin d (this coin); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –; Zeno –. Lightly toned, traces of deposits, areas of double strike, scrapes, edge marks, minor smoothing in fields, holed and plugged. VF. Extremely rare, none in CoinArchives or Zeno, the first time at auction. While Dionysos – apart from his image on this dinar – is otherwise unknown among the Kushan pantheon shown on the coinage, he is prevalent in Kushan sculpture. Carrying a wineskin over his shoulder, as well as a kantharos, is unusual for the god in his traditional appearances. Nevertheless, it is a common motif in Dionysiac scenes in Gandhara, and thus, more representative to local viewers. For more detailed information on Dionysiac imagery in Kushan art, See Martha Carter's published dissertation, "Dionysiac Aspects of Kushān Art," in Ars Orientalis Vol. 7 (1968). Estimate: 20000 USD |  |
