Interesting Counterfeiter’s Mold

CNG 84, Lot: 828. Estimate $300. Sold for $625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. temp. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127/8-152. Counterfeiter’s Mold. Overall dimensions: 79 mm in diameter, and 15 mm in depth. Weight: 696.80 grams. Core sand portion of drag (lower mold) for casting four Kushan dinars of Kanishka I. Molds are of the following dinar reverses: Siva (MK 62) and Mao (MK 58 and 76). Unpublished in the standard references. VF for type.