397, Lot: 313. Estimate $300. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127/8-152. Æ Drachm (18mm, 4.26 g, 11h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Late phase. Kanishka standing left, holding goad and standard, sacrificing over altar; flame at shoulder / Standing Śākyamuni Buddha: Buddha standing facing, hand raised in gesture of
abhayamudrā. Cribb,
Buddha 60-4 (dies t/18); MK 788; ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 177. Near VF, black-green patina. Rare.