INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (20.5mm, 5.90 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Late phase.CNG Feature Auction 118 Central Asian, Coin-in-Hand Video, Gold Sold For $ 3 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Huvishka. Circa AD 151-190. AV Dinar (20.5mm, 5.90 g, 12h). Subsidiary mint in Gandhara (Peshawar?). Late phase. [...](retrograde h)α(retrograde h)OÞαO OOhÞKI hOÞα[...], crowned and diademed bust left on clouds, holding mace scepter and filleted spear; flames over shoulder / PIDN to left, Rishti standing right, holding spear in right hand and shield set on ground in left; tamgha to right. MK 369 (unlisted dies); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –; Zeno –; Sunrise 549 = Triton XVIII, lot 293. Near VF. Extremely rare, Göbl cites only two examples (one in the British Museum; the other in the BKB in Varanasi), only the Triton coin in CoinArchives. |