| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61385 | Auction date: 22 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 25116 Price realized: 1,300 USD (Approx. 1,221 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. Vasishka (ca. AD 247-267). AV dinar (24mm, 7.93 gm, 11h). Choice XF. Main mint, Gandhara, late phase. ÞAONANOÞAO BAZH-ÞKO KOÞANO, Vasishka standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing jeweled conical hat, and earring, sacrificing with right hand over altar to left, grounded scepter in left hand; filleted trident to left, tha (Brahmi) between feet, a to right of scepter, ga between altar and feet / OHÞO, Oesho (Siva or Shiva) standing facing, with one head, hair in topknot with curls outlining face, curls and eyes shown as dots, two arms, erect lingamm, wearing ankle-length dhoti with symmetrical folds, 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 -, cf. 1612 (ha between altar and feet). Göbl, MK 621 (unlisted dies). Ex JTB Collection; Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 516 (18 May 2022), lot 369; Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 395 (12 April 2017), lot 240. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushan-empire-vasishka-ca-ad-247-267-av-dinar-24mm-793-gm-11h-choice-xf/a/61385-25116.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61385-04222024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
