Triton XVIII, Lot: 280. Estimate $4000. Sold for $3250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 152-192. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.95 g, 12h). Mint I (A). 3rd emission. ÞαO(retrograde h)α(retrograde h)OÞOO O [O] (retrograde h)ÞKI KOÞA(retrograde h)O (
sic), nimbate, diademed, and crowned half-length bust of Huvishka left on clouds, holding mace-scepter in right hand and spear in left / MIOPO to right, Mioro (Mithra) standing facing, head left, holding wreath in right hand, left hand on hilt of sword; tamgha to left. MK 190 (dies 1/2A); Donum Burns –; Sunrise –. EF. Very rare.
From the Sunrise Collection. Ex Triton XVI (8 January 2013), lot 660.