170, Lot: 152. Estimate $150. Sold for $92. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Post-Kushan (Jammu and Kashmir). Karkota dynasty. Vajraditya (Vigraha Deva). Circa 763-770. EL Dinar (22mm, 7.76 g). Abstract Kushan-style king standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding filleted standard; filleted trident to left; "Kidara" monogram in inner right field/ Abstract Ardoxsho seated facing, holding filleted investiture garland and cornucopia; Brahmi “Sri Vigraha” to right, “Deva” to left. MACW 3650; Cunningham pl. III, 8. VF, light encrustation.

Mitchiner’s 5th century AD dating for the Jammu and Kashmir derivative series is regarded as several centuries too early by most authorities. The Karkota Naga dynasty in Kashmir was founded by Durlabhavardhana in the early 7th century, and ended with Utpala sometime around 850.