429, Lot: 244. Estimate $300. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Shaka. Circa AD 325-345. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.70 g, 11h). Uncertain mint. Shaka, standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding filleted staff; filleted trident to left;
bhi in Brahmi to right of altar,
sita in Brahmi below arm,
śaka to outer right / Ardoxsho enthroned facing, holding diadem in right hand and cradling cornucopia in left arm; tamgha to left. MK 593; ANS Kushan 1667-9. Near EF, traces of die rust.
From the David Nelson Collection, purchased from Bob Reis.