INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.88 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase with Greek legend. Near VF.

CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 675. Estimated: $ 10 000

Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 9 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.88 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase with Greek legend. BACIΛЄYC BACI ΛЄωN KANHKOY, Kanishka, diademed and crowned, standing facing, head left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / OhÞO to right, Siva, nimbate, standing left, holding thunderbolt, flask, trident, and horns of goat to lower left; tamgha to left. MK 26/37 (obv./rev.); Tanabe 179; ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –. Underlying luster, a couple of short scrapes on reverse. Reverse die recut from a Herakles die. Near VF. Extremely rare.

For more information on the recutting of the dies of Kanishka I, see Joe Cribb’s ONS presentation, “Kushan gold coins using die studies to understand the function of reverse designs,” available on YouTube.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Three, which will begin 7 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

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