| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61385 | Auction date: 22 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 25112 Price realized: 1,000 USD (Approx. 939 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients INDIA. Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I (ca. AD 192-225). AV dinar (21mm, 7.87 gm, 11h). XF. Kushan standard, Bactria, main mint (probably Balkh), early phase. ÞAONANOÞAO B-AZOΔHO KOÞANO, Vasudeva I standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing jewel-edged triangular helmet with forehead ornament, circular side ornament and jeweled earflap, diadem with tie and long ribbons to right, clad in full armor, long-sleeved knee-length tunic with heavy segmented collar and neck guard, banner behind head attached to back, coils covering arms, tunic of plate mail, worn over trousers and high boots, flames emanating from right shoulder, grounded filleted spear in left hand, dropping pellets from right hand over lit altar at left, sword at hip held by belt; dotted line beneath feet / OÞHO, Oesho (Siva or Shiva) standing facing, with three heads, hair with topknot tied around base, two arms, erect lingamm, wearing ankle-length dhoti with symmetrical folds, double armlets, bracelet, and amulet string across chest from left shoulder, grounded trident in left hand, diadem with two ribbon in right; the bull Nandi standing left behind, tamgha to upper left, dotted border. ANS Kushan 1082. Mitchiner 3386 (Peshawar). Sunrise -. Göbl, MK 512/3. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushan-empire-vasudeva-i-ca-ad-192-225-av-dinar-21mm-787-gm-11h-xf/a/61385-25112.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61385-04222024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
