420, Lot: 336. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. Æ Tetradrachm (25mm, 16.95 g, 12h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Middle phase. Kanishka standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding standard / Siva standing left, holding thunderbolt, diadem, trident, and flask; tamgha to left. MK 781; ANS Kushan 553-60; Donum Burns 164. Near VF, earthen dark green patina, light cleaning marks.

From the David Nelson Collection, purchased from Bob Reis.