| Heritage World Coin Auctions > Showcase Auction 61385 | Auction date: 22 April 2024 |
| Lot number: 25124 Price realized: 925 USD (Approx. 869 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. Hormizd I Kushanshah (Ohrmazd) (ca. AD 285-300). AV dinar (29mm, 7.80 gm, 1h). Choice XF, scratches. Bactrian mint (probably Balkh), Late Series. ΩYPOMOZΔO OOZOPKO-KOÞANO ÞAYO, Hormizd I standing facing, nimbate head left wearing lion-head crown surmounted by lotus blossom, diadem with ties and ribbons rising to right, 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, grounded trident in left hand, sacrificing from phiale over smoldering altar with right hand; filleted trident to left, triple pellets under left arm, tetraskelion above nandipada in right field, annulet above tetraskelion between legs, pellet to right of altar, row of dots beneath feet / BOPZAOANΔO-IAZAΔO, 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 ladder-like ribbons in extended right hand, trident in left hand; bull standing left behind, dotted border. ANS Kushan 2207-2211 var. (obverse control mark). Göbl MK, 745. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushano-sasanian-hormizd-i-kushanshah-ohrmazd-ca-ad-285-300-av-dinar-29mm-780-gm-1h-choi/a/61385-25124.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61385-04222024 HID02906262019 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
