Triton XVII, Lot: 479. Estimate $750. Sold for $800. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva II. Circa AD 290-310. AV Dinar (22mm, 7.95 g, 12h). Mint III (C). 8th emission. Þ αO(retrograde h)α(retrograde h)OÞαO Bα ζΔhO VOÞα(retrograde h)O, Vasudeva, nimbate, standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding trident; flame at shoulder; filleted trident to left, tamgha to right; pellet to left of Vasudeva’s right leg; triple pellets above tamgha, two pellets below; annulet on altar / OhÞO up right field, ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding a garland or diadem in upraised right hand and trident in left; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; tamgha to upper left; annulet on trident shaft; pellet to left of tamgha, triple pellets below Nandi’s head, pellets flanking OhÞO . MK 654 (O34/R- [unlisted rev. die]); Donum Burns –. EF, numerous light deposits. Very rare.
Ex Pegasi XXI ()24 November 2009, lot 204.