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CNG Feature Auction 121

Lot nuber 678

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 152-192. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.86 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. Good VF.


CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 678.
 Estimated: $ 4 000

Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 4 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 152-192. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.86 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. ÞαO(retrograde h)α[(retrograde h)O]ÞαO O[O h]ÞK[I] KOÞA(retrograde h)O, nimbate, diademed and crowned half-length bust of Huvishka left on clouds, flames at shoulders, holding mace-scepter in right hand and filleted spear in left / ÞαOPhOPO, Shaoreoro (Ares-Mars) standing left, holding spear in right hand, shield in left set on ground; tamgha to left. MK 239A (O1/R– [unlisted rev. die]); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns 254 (same obv. die). Good VF. Very rare.

Shaoreoro, like the later Pahlavi Shahrevar, was originally the Hindu Kshathra Vairya, or "Desirable Kingdom." Like Indra, the chief god of the Rig Veda, Shaoreoro was the genius of Kushan imperial might and the god of the molten metal that was to cover the earth on the Last Day.

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.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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