Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > January 2024 NYINC Auction | Auction date: 12 January 2024 |
Lot number: 50069 Price realized: 1,700 USD (Approx. 1,550 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: KUSHANO-SASSANIAN. Ardashir I Kushanshah (ca. A.D. 233-246). AV Dinar (7.94 gms), Uncertain Mint in Baktria. ANACS MS-62. Mitch-1263. Imitating Kushan king Vasudeva I. Obverse: Vasudeva standing left, holding filleted standard, sacrificing over altar to left; filleted trident to left; to right, symbol above tamgha; Reverse: Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding a garland or diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; tamgha to upper left. Extremely brilliant and enticing, this lustrous specimens dazzles with a pleasing strike and a yellow-olive hue to the gold. Estimate: $700 - $1000 |