| Classical Numismatic Group > Triton XXVII | Auction date: 9 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 430 Price realized: 55,000 USD (Approx. 50,375 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. Kanishka II. Circa AD 230-247. AV Dinar (24mm, 7.86 g, 12h). Uncertain mint. Late series. (retrograde Þ)OO(retrograde h)O(retrograde h)O ÞAO Þαhh ÞαO KOÞα(retrograde h to left)O (sic), king, nimbate, standing left, holding trident and sacrificing over altar to left; filleted trident to left / ИωИГhOO (sic) to right, Nana, with feet on lotus and holding diadem and scepter, seated facing on lion standing left; tamgha to upper left; Δ to right. Mukherjee, Nana pl. 1, 1 and 1A (same dies); MK 660 = Mukherjee, Kushāṇa pl. V, 2 (same dies); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –; Zeno –; cf. Triton XXV, lot 5191 (AV quarter dinar, tentatively attributed to Vasudeva I). Hint of deposits, die breaks, double strike on reverse, ex jewelry, flattened and gilt. Good VF. Göbl cites only one example (now lost) making this the only known example. A paper by Joe Cribb on this extremely rare coin is forthcoming in the next issue of Journal Asiatique. Estimate: 30000 USD |  |
