383, Lot: 284. Estimate $500. Sold for $1000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva II. Circa AD 267-300. AV Dinar (19mm, 7.81 g, 12h). Main mint in Mathura/Gandhara. Vasudeva standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding filleted staff; filleted trident to left; trace of
bha in Brahmi to right of altar;
ga in Brahmi below Vasudeva’s left arm;
vasu in Brahmi to outer right / Ardoxsho enthroned facing, holding filleted investiture garland and cornucopia; tamgha to upper left to left. MK 577 (dies unlisted); ANS Kushan 1649; Donum Burns 726. Good VF, traces of deposits, obverse struck with slightly worn die.