Triton XIX, Lot: 2138. Estimate $500. Sold for $1700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I. Circa AD 190-230. AV Dinar (21mm, 8.03 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Early phase. Þ αO(retrograde h)α(retrograde h)OÞαO (retrograde h) Bα ZΔhO KOÞα(retrograde h)O, Vasudeva standing left, holding trident, sacrificing over altar to left; filleted trident to left / OhÞO to left, three-faced Siva standing facing, holding a garland or diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing right; tamgha to upper right. ANS Kushan 1097 (this coin); MK 500 (dies 1/– [unlisted rev. die]); Donum Burns 401. Near EF.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Hakim Hamidi (Persic Gallery), November 1989.