Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 33Auction date: 15 March 2025
Lot number: 1565

Price realized: 75 CHF   (Approx. 85 USD / 78 EUR)   Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees.
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I, circa 127/8-152. Didrachm (Bronze, 23 mm, 8.11 g, 12 h), main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). BACIΛЄYC BACIΛЄⲰN KANHÞKOY ('King of Kings, Kanishka' in Greek) Kanishka I standing front, head to left, sacrificing with his right hand over altar and holding trident in his left. Rev. HΛIOC ('Helios' in Greek) Helios, standing front, head to left and surrounded by halo, raising his right hand in blessing; to left, tamgha. ANS Kushan 391. Some deposits an the obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, very fine.


From the collection of Judge Hans-Joachim Specht (1935-2024), started in 1963.

Starting price: 25 CHF