| David Feldman SA > The Silk Road Collection | Auction date: 1 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 10043 Price realized: 2,800 CHF (Approx. 3,178 USD / 3,009 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, 8.00 g. (20 mm). Obverse: Kanishka I standing facing, head left, flame from right shoulder, wearing round cap, cloak around shoulders and tunic, trousers, and boots, sacrificing with right hand over altar at left, spear in left hand, encircled by Bactrian legend ÞAONANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞANO (King of kings, Kanishka Kushan). Reverse: lunar deity Mao standing left, holding scepter and raising a hand in blessing, lunar crescents on shoulders, Bactrian legend MAO, tamgha in left field. EF, sharp details, all around nice underlying lustre, well-centred and fully legible, very attractive appearance.The Iranian lunar deity Mao, here depicted as warlike with a sword in belt, replaced the Greek moon god Selene.Ex Chand Collection 4.99.04 Starting price: 1500 CHF |  |
