| David Feldman SA > The Silk Road Collection | Auction date: 1 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 10083 Price realized: 1,100 CHF (Approx. 1,248 USD / 1,182 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Kushanas, Kanishka III, c. 267-270, AV quarter dinar, 1.90 g. (14 mm). Obverse: king standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding staff; trident to left, Brahmi letters or tamgha in right field, Bactrian inscription around and additional Brahmi letters in right field and between legs. Reverse: Ardoksho enthroned, facing, holding cornucopia and diadem, Bactrian inscription to right, tamgha left. EF, nice lustre and well-defined features. Flat area on reverse on the left breast from striking,For the attribution to king Kanishka III, se the note to the preceding lot.Ex Chand Collection 1.4.24 Starting price: 750 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| David Feldman SA > The Silk Road Collection | Auction date: 1 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 10099 Price realized: 14,000 CHF (Approx. 15,889 USD / 15,044 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Note: This lot appeared in the auction as lot number: 10044a Kushanas, Kanishka I, c. 127-152, AV quarter dinar, 1.78 g. (14 mm). Obverse: crowned, diademed full-body portrait of king left holding spear with left hand, flame at shoulder, Bactrian legend ÞAONANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞANO (King of kings, Kanishka Kushan) around. Reverse: Buddha standing facing, hand raised in gesture, tamgha to right, Bactrian BOΔΔO in left field. Fine, traces of earlier mounting. Extremely rare. Ex Morton & Eden, 10, 2004, lot 687. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, mail bid sale 70, 2005, lot 497 (mentioning "only three other Buddha gold quarter staters of Kanishka I are known"). Ex Chand Collection Starting price: 10000 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| David Feldman SA > The Silk Road Collection | Auction date: 1 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 10044 Price realized: 100,000 CHF (Approx. 113,494 USD / 107,457 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Kushanas, Kanishka I, c. 127-152, AV quarter dinar, 1.88 g. (14 mm). Obverse: crowned, diademed full-body portrait of king left holding spear with left hand, flame at shoulder, Bactrian legend ÞAONANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞANO (King of kings, Kanishka Kushan) around. Reverse: Buddha standing facing, hand raised in gesture, tamgha to right, Bactrian BOΔΔO in left field. Extremely rare. VF, light evidence of prior mounting.EX CNG, Triton XX, 2017, lot 434 EX CNG, Triton XXVI, 2023, lot 507 (noting "Extremely rare, one of five known") (hammer 110.000 usd)Ex Chand Collection Starting price: 50000 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| David Feldman SA > The Silk Road Collection | Auction date: 1 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 10039 Price realized: Unsold | |
| Lot description: Kushanas, Kanishka I, c. 127-152, AV quarter dinar, 1.57 g. (13 mm). Obverse: Kanishka, diademed and crowned, standing facing, head left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder, Bactrian legend ÞAONANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞANO (King of kings, Kanishka Kushan) around. Reverse: Goddess Nana standing right, nimbate, holding bowl and sceptre, tamgha at right, with Bactrian legend NANAÞAO. Fine+, reasonably well-defined details, well-centered with legible legend.A very rare quarter fraction with the unusual NANAÞAO spelling of the goddess. This coin manages to incorporate all elements and the entire inscription of the much larger dinar type.Ex Chand Collection 1.1.18 Starting price: 1000 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| 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. | |
| 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 |  |
Match 5:
| David Feldman SA > The Silk Road Collection | Auction date: 1 December 2024 |
| Lot number: 10046 Price realized: 2,800 CHF (Approx. 3,178 USD / 3,009 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: Kushanas, Kanishka I, c. 127-152, AV quarter dinar, 2.00 g. (13 mm). Obverse: crowned, diademed full-body portrait of king left holding spear with left hand, Bactrian legend ÞAONANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞANO (King of kings, Kanishka Kushan) around. Reverse: Athsho, hand on hip and holding fire tongs, standing left, holding diadem in outstretched hand; tamgha to left.Choice UNC, well struck with strong details, lustrous, frosty surfaces. An extremely rare quarter dinar with full-length depiction of King Kanishka. Only 5 similar coins identified on Coinarchives.Ex Chand Collection 6.3.11 Starting price: 2000 CHF |  |
