Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVIIAuction date: 9 January 2024
Lot number: 428

Price realized: 2,500 USD   (Approx. 2,290 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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Lot description:


INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 152-192. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.92 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Late phase. ÞαO(retrograde h)α(retrograde h)α[ÞαO O(retrograde h)ÞKI] KOÞα(retrograde h)O, nimbate, diademed, and crowned half-length bust left on clouds, flames at shoulder, holding mace-scepter and filleted spear over shoulder / (retrograde h)α(retrograde h)α to left, Nana, nimbate, wearing fillet and crescent, standing facing, head right, holding scepter and box; tamgha to right. Cf. MK 365-365A (same obv. die as illustration of 365A); ANS Kushan –; cf. Donum Burns 295 (same obv. die). Toned, traces of deposits in devices, obverse struck with slightly worn die, edge marks. Near EF.


Estimate: 2000 USD