Sale: CNG 72, Lot: 1081. Estimate $1500.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 June 2006.  Sold For $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I . Circa AD 127/8-152. Æ Drachm (4.08 g, 12h). Kanishka standing facing, head left, holding standard, sacrificing over altar to left / The Buddha, nimbate, standing facing, leaning slightly right, right hand raised in a gesture of abhayamudra (reassurance), left hand at waist. Cribb, Buddha 65-69 (dies t/19); MK 785. VF, black-green patina with lighter green overtones. Extremely rare; only five specimens of this die pairing known to Cribb.