CNG 91, Lot: 464. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva II. Circa AD 290-310. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.72 g, 12h). Mint III (C). 3rd emission. Vasudeva standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding standard; filleted trident to left; “bha” in Brahmi to inner left at feet; “vi” in Brahmi between legs; “ga” in Brahmi in inner right field; “vasu” in Brahmi in outer right field / Ardoxsho, wearing arrowhead-shaped head adornment, seated facing, holding filleted investiture garland and cornucopia; tamgha to left above. MK 575 (dies 29/- [unlisted rev. die]); Donum Burns –. Near EF, deposit-filled schroff mark on obverse.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 87 (18 May 2011), lot 783.