Śākyamuni Buddha

252, Lot: 227. Estimate $200. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127/8-152. Æ Drachm (18mm, 4.38 g, 12h). Mint I (A). Kanishka standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding standard / Buddha standing facing, hand raised in gesture of abhayamudrā; tamgha to left. Cribb, Buddha 65-9 (dies t/19); MK 788. Fine, dark brown surfaces.