INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 130
Lot: 295. Estimated: $ 5 000

Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 5 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Early phase. ÞAO(retrograde h)A(retrograde h)OÞAO O OhÞKI KOÞA(retrograde h)[O], diademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds, holding mace-scepter and goaddiademed and crowned half-length bust left on clouds, holding mace-scepter and goad / CKAHΔO/αPO KO M BIZAΓO, Skando-Komaro and Bizago, both nimbate, standing facing, heads vis-à-vis; Skando-Komaro holding spear in right hand, left hand on hilt; Bizago with right hand on hip, holding spear in left hand; tamgha between. MK 156 (O1/R1); cf. ANS Kushan 723 (for type); Donum Burns –; CNG 100, lot 1673 (same dies). Lightly toned, trace of deposits, light scratches, some smoothing and tooling, ex jewelry. Good VF. Extremely rare.

Ex Triton XXVI (10 January 2023), lot 512; Classical Numismatic Group 115 (16 September 2020), lot 414; Roma XIV (21 September 2017), lot 390.


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