Lot description:
Kushan Empire, Kanishka Æ Tetradrachm. Main mint in Begram, circa AD 127-151. Kanishka standing facing, diademed, head to left, sacrificing over altar, holding spear and hilt of sword / Oesho standing facing, head to left, holding diadem with lower right hand, thunderbolt in raised right hand, water pot in lower left hand, trident in upper left hand; tamgha to left. MK 781; ANS Kushan 553-75; Donum Burns 164. 16.95g, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
Ex Professor Shir Mohammad Collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 95, 13 April 2022, lot 580.
Estimate: 150 GBP | |