303, Lot: 163. Estimate $500. Sold for $1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I. Circa AD 192-225. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.99 g, 12h). Mint I (A). 1st emission. Vasudeva, standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding trident / Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding a garland or diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; tamgha to left. MK 509 (O8/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Donum Burns 413–9. Good VF, a couple of small scrapes on obverse and reverse, traces of roughness, slight double strike on reverse, evidence of possible prior mounting.

From the Peter de Vries Collection.