Triton XVII, Lot: 480. Estimate $750. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva II. Circa AD 290-310. AV Dinar (27mm, 7.86 g, 12h). Mint III (C). 8th emission. Þ OO(retrograde h)OÞOO BO OO(retrograde Þ)O VOB(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; symbol to left of filleted trident; annulet to left of Vasudeva’s right leg; between legs, pellet above retrograde swastika; symbol to right of of Vasudeva’s left leg; triple pellets below Vasudeva’s left arm / 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, with annulet on rump, standing left; tamgha to upper left; triple pellets below Nandi’s head. MK 688 (dies unlisted); Donum Burns –. EF, toned, a few light deposits.