| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61385 | Auction date: 22 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 25123 Price realized: 950 USD (Approx. 892 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. Kushano-Sasanian. Peroz I (ca. AD 240-270). AV dinar (29mm, 7.76 gm, 11h). Choice XF. Bactrian mint (probably Balkh), ca. AD 245-270. ΠIOPΩZO OOZOPKO-KOÞANO ÞAYO, Peroz standing facing, nimbate head left wearing lion-head crown, hair bun at back of neck represented by dot cluster, beard dressed as curls with pendant bead ornament, wearing armored tunic and trousers in Sasanian style, long sword on belt, flames on right shoulder, trident in left hand, sacrificing over altar with right hand; filleted trident to left, triple pellets under left arm, nandipada in right field, annulet above tetraskelion between legs, pellet to right of altar, pe (Brahmi) beside king to right, row of dots beneath feet / OOPZAOANΔO IAZAΔO (blundered), Exalted god standing facing, head surrounded by halo, flaming hair with hair buns right and left, beard shown as dots, wearing Sasanian knee-length tunic over trousers, diadem with two ribbons in extended right hand, trident with annulet on shaft in left hand; bull standing left behind, dotted border. Göbl MK 705. ANS Kushan 2157. Sunrise 1016 (Kabul mint). Fantastic strike with amber silhouette toning that accentuates the crisp details of the design. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushano-sasanian-peroz-i-ca-ad-240-270-av-dinar-29mm-776-gm-11h-choice-xf/a/61385-25123.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61385-04222024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
