| David Feldman SA > The Silk Road Collection | Auction date: 1 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 10037 Price realized: 950 CHF (Approx. 1,078 USD / 1,021 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Kushanas, Kanishka I, c. 127-152, AV dinar, 7.62 g. (20 mm). Obverse: Kanishka I standing facing, head left, with long beard, flame emanating from right shoulder, wearing round cap with two ribbons to right, cloak around shoulders and belted tunic, trousers, and boots, sacrificing with right hand over altar at left, grounded spear in left hand, dotted border beneath feet, encircled by Bactrian legend ÞAONANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞANO (King of kings, Kanishka Kushan). Reverse: Goddess Nana standing right, nimbate, holding bowl and sceptre, tamgha at right, with Bactrian legend NANAÞAO. F-VF details, vertical scratch on the king, minor scratches on the reverse, edge cut on the reverse at 9 o'clock.An important coin that shows the special place of the Iranian deity Nana in Kanishka's early coinage; on this type the goddess is named Nanashao, Royal Nana.Ex Chand Collection 1.1.13 Starting price: 1000 CHF |  |
