INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.97 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. Near EF.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 437. Estimated: $ 3 000

Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.97 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. ÞAONANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞAN[O], Kanishka, diademed and crowned, standing facing, head left, holding goad in right hand and scepter in left, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / OhÞO to right, Siva, nimbate, standing facing, head left, pouring water from flask held in lower right hand and holding vajra (thunderbolt) in upper right hand, holding trident in upper left hand, and he-goat in lower left hand; tamgha to left. MK 62 (dies unlisted); ANS Kushan 382-4 Donum Burns –; Cribb & Bracey, p. 460, C; Zeno –. Lightly toned, underlying luster. Near EF.

From the JTB Collection. Ex Triton XXV (11 January 2022), lot 624; Archytas Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 117, 19 May 2021), lot 373; Triton XXIII (14 January 2020), lot 556.


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Triton XXIX – Session Two – Lot 302-613 will be held Tuesday afternoon, 13 January 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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