INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.91 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase.

CNG Feature Auction 118
Lot: 673. Estimated: $ 3 000

Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold

Sold For $ 9 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.91 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. ÞAONANOÞOO O [O](retrograde h)ÞVI VOÞ[ANO] (sic), crowned and diademed bust left on clouds, holding mace scepter and goad; flames over shoulder / Oα(retrograde h)I(retrograde h) ΔO to right, winged Oanindo (Nike-Victory) standing left, holding wreath and scepter; tamgha to left. MK 245 (unlisted dies), but cf. 218 (for obv.; same die); cf. ANS Kushan 744 (for type); Donum Burns – CNG 106, lot 582; Triton XVI, lot 667. Toned, traces of deposits in devices. Good VF. Extremely rare, Göbl cites only three examples (one in the British Museum; the second in Berlin; and the third in a 1963 Ars et Nummus sale), only the CNG and Triton coins in CoinArchives.

From the Archytas Collection.

The figure of Oanindo is patterned on the Classical Nike, a type that was well-known to the inhabitants of the region. The name may derive from the Avestan Vanainti, a star and goddess associated with Verethragna (Varahran), the god who appears on Kushan coinage as Orlagno.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 118 lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 September 2021. CNG Feature Auction 118 – Session Two – Greek Coinage Part 2 through Roman Provincial Coinage Part 1 will be held Monday afternoon, 13 September 2021 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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