| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 427 Price realized: 18,000 USD (Approx. 16,486 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 (21mm, 7.99 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Early phase. ÞαO(retrograde h)α(retrograde h)OÞαO O(retrograde h)ÞKI KOÞα(retrograde h)O, diademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds or mountain, holding mace-scepter and goad / ωPOM to right, Oromzdo (Ahuramazda) standing left, extending right hand and holding scepter in left; tamgha to left. MK 333/1 (O1α/R1) = Cribb & Bracey E.G2iii = FdS 154 illustration = Rosenfield 182 illustration = BM Inv. 1879,0501.10; ANS Kushan –, but cf. 764-5 (for obv.); Donum Burns 287; Zeno –; Triton XXV, lot 611 = Triton XXII, lot 473 (same dies); CNG 102, lot 713 (same dies). Lightly toned, deposits in devices, obverse struck with typical worn die. Good VF. Extremely rare, the third to appear at auction. Estimate: 15000 USD |  |
