Rare Xodeshah Dinar of Kanishka II

Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 800. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka II. Circa AD 225-240. AV Dinar (7.92 g, 12h). Mint III (C). Kanishka standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding standard; to left, filleted trident; to right, floral design composed of seven pellets / Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; tamgha to upper left; swastika below Nandi’s neck. MK 662 (unlisted dies); Donum Burns -. Near EF. Very rare.