CNG 100, Lot: 1674. Estimate $2000. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Quarter Dinar (14mm, 1.92 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. ÞΔO(retrograde h)A(retrograde h)OÞA[O] OOhÞKI KOÞ[α(retrograde h)O], diademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds, holding mace-scepter and goad / CKA(retrograde h)ΔO KOM A PO BIZAΓ O, Skando-Komaro and Bizago, both nimbate, standing facing, heads vis-à-vis; Skando-Komaro holding spear in right hand, left hand on hilt; Bizago with right hand on hip, holding spear in left hand; tamgha between. MK 166 (dies unlisted); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –. VF, struck with worn dies. Extremely rare.