Triton XVIII, Lot: 854. Estimate $3000. Sold for $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 152-192. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.89 g, 12h). Mint I (A). 3rd emission. ÞαO(retrograde h)α(retrograde h)OÞαO OO hÞKI KOÞα(retrograde h)O, crowned bust left on clouds / Oα(retrograde h)I(retrograde h)ΔO, Winged Oanindo (Nike-Victory) standing right, holding scepter and wreath; tamgha to left. MK 246 (O1/R1) = Cribb & Bracey E.g = FdS 220 = Cunningham 36 = BM inv. 1893, 0506.7 (same dies); Donum Burns –; CNG 93, lot 707 (same dies, but earlier die state). VF.

The figure of Oanindo is patterned on the Classical Nike, a type that was well-known to the inhabitants of the region. The name may derive from the Avestan Vanainti, a star and goddess associated with Verethragna (Varahran), the god who appears on Kushan coinage as Orlagno.