Triton XIX, Lot: 2139. Estimate $500. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I. Circa AD 190-230. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Middle phase. Þ αO(retrograde h)α(retrograde h)OÞαO (retrograde h) BOΔhO KOÞαhO, 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; triple pellets to right of Nandi’s hind legs; tamgha to upper right. ANS Kushan 1102 (this coin); MK 506 (O3/R5); ANS Kushan 1102 (this coin); Donum Burns 410 (same obv. die). Good VF, double strike on reverse.

From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from Stephen Album, December 1980.