Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61385 | Auction date: 22 April 2024 |
Lot number: 25119 Price realized: 320 USD (Approx. 301 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. Shaka (ca. AD 325-345). AV dinar (20mm, 7.71 gm, 10h). XF. Reduced Kushan standard, uncertain mint. Illegible Bactrian legend, Shaka standing facing in elongated style, nimbate head left, wearing diadem with tie and long ribbons to right, tall jeweled conical hat, dot-edged kaftan with high collar, loose-fitting long sleeves, and arched hemline, worn over dot-edged trousers and boots, dropping small pellets from right hand over three-pronged lit altar at left, filleted grounded standard in left hand; trident with long looped fillet to left, dotted border beneath feet, SaYa (Brahmi) under king's left arm, Vi between altar and leg, ShaKa to right / Illegible Bactrian legend. Nimbate Ardoxsho seated facing on high-backed throne with ornate legs, wearing hair in ringlets to shoulders, ankle-length robe, and scarf draped from right arm over lap, filleted investiture garland in right hand, cornucopia in left; tamgha to left above, dotted border. ANS Kushan 671. Göbl, MK 585. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushan-empire-shaka-ca-ad-325-345-av-dinar-20mm-771-gm-10h-xf/a/61385-25119.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61385-04222024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |