| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 32 | Auction date: 7 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 28 Price realized: 2,400 CHF (Approx. 2,736 USD / 2,590 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I, circa 127/8-152. Dinar (Gold, 20 mm, 7.92 g, 12 h), uncertain mint in Baktria, probably Balkh. þAONANOþA KANηþKO KOþANO ('King of Kings, Kanishka the Kushan' in Baktrian) Kanishka I standing front, head to left, sacrificing with his right hand over altar and holding trident in his left. Rev. OPΛΑΓNO Orlagno standing facing, head to right, wearing bird headdress and diadem with two long diadems, cloak and belted tunic, trousers and boots, holding ribboned spear in his right hand and curved hilt of sword in his left. ANS Kushan 387. Donum Burns 132. Struck from slightly worn dies, otherwise, about extremely fine. From the collection of Hendrik Hortz, religious studies scholar and journalist, ex Triton XXIII, 14 January 2020, 555 and Goldberg 106, 4 September 2018, 1747. Orlagno was the victorious god of war in Kushan mythology. Starting price: 500 CHF |  |
