INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. CU Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.38 g, 12h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Late phase.

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Lot: 531. Estimated: $ 500

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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. CU Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.38 g, 12h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Late phase. Kanishka standing left, holding goad and standard, sacrificing over altar; flame at shoulder / Maitreya Buddha: Buddha seated cross-legged facing on stool, hand raised in gesture of abhayamudrā and holding kamanḍalu/kuṇḍikā (water pot); trace of tamgha to inner left. Cribb, Buddha 106-15 (dies z/26); MK 791; ANS Kushan 617; Donum Burns –. Brown patina, traces of stabilized green, some roughness, minor smoothing in fields. Fine.

From the Archytas Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 22 September 2021 at 12:56:40 ET.

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