CNG 102, Lot: 714. Estimate $750. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I. Circa AD 190-230. AV Dinar (22mm, 8.00 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Vasudeva, nimbate, standing facing, head left, sacrificing over altar and holding trident; flame at shoulder; filleted trident to left; A to left of Vasudeva’s trident, ha in Brahmi to right / Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding a garland or diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing left; tamgha to upper left; ha in Brahmi on trident shaft. MK 535 (O7/R– [unlisted rev. die]); ANS Kushan –; cf. Donum Burns 447/448 (for obv./rev.). Near EF, hint of deposits, minor cleaning marks.