| David Feldman SA > The Silk Road Collection | Auction date: 1 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 10038 Price realized: 1,400 CHF (Approx. 1,589 USD / 1,504 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 quarter dinar, 1.98 g. (13 mm). Obverse: crowned, diademed bust of king left holding spear with left hand, Bactrian legend ÞAONANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞANO (King of kings, Kanishka Kushan) around. Reverse: Goddess Nana standing right, holding bowl and sceptre, Bactrian legend at left NANA and tamgha at right, dotted border around. This is an extremely rare quarter dinar that depicts the king as a bust rather than full-figure. Also in this type the Greek legend begins at the 1 o'clock point, instead of at the 7 o'clock of the full-length coins. One of very few known, no similar found on Coinarchives.Fine+, some cleaning, struck with rusty dies.Ex Chand Collection 3.1.04 Starting price: 1500 CHF |  |
