254, Lot: 159. Estimate $150. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127/8-152. Æ Tetradrachm (27mm, 15.84 g, 11h). Mint I (A). Kanishka standing facing, head left, holding standard and goad; altar to left / Standing Śākyamuni Buddha: Buddha standing facing, hand raised in gesture of abhayamudrā; tamgha to inner left. Cribb, Buddha 9-10 (dies c/14); MK 785. Fine, porous brown surfaces.