INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. Æ Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.92 g, 12h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Middle phase.

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Lot: 128.

Central Asian, Bronze

Estimate: $ 75

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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. Æ Tetradrachm (27mm, 16.92 g, 12h). Main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). Middle phase. Kanishka standing left, sacrificing over altar and holding standard / Oado running left, holding up cloak behind him; tamgha to left. MK 783; ANS Kushan 579-91; Donum Burns 167-73. Dark green-brown patina, with spots of green encrustation, some peripheral weakness to strike. Near VF.


Closing Date and Time: 1 July 2020 at 10:42:20 ET.

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