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CICF Signature Sale 3040 9-10 April 2015
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INDIA. Kushan Empire. Huvishka (ca. AD 152-192). AV dinar (19mm, 7.98 gm, 12h). Nimbate, diademed, and crowned half-length bust of Huvishka left, on clouds, holding mace-scepter in right hand, left hand holding sword hilt / MAACHNO, Maaseno, standing facing, nimbate, holding bird-tipped and filleted scepter in right hand, left hand on sword hilt; tamgha to left. MK 298/2 (O38/R1). Sunrise 543. Donum Burns 276-8. Rare deity! Nearly Extremely Fine. While his predecessor Kanishka seemed to favor Iranian gods and goddesses, Huvishka was more of a nativist, the deities he honored being mostly Indian, among them Maaseno, depicted in exceptional detail here. Maaseno (also spelled Mahasena) was a Kushan version of the Hindu Skanda, also known as Kartikeya and Subramanya, a youthful god of war and victory.
Estimate: 2800-3400 USD
INDIA. Kushan Empire. Huvishka (ca. AD 152-192). AV dinar (19mm, 7.98 gm, 12h). Nimbate, diademed, and crowned half-length bust of Huvishka left, on clouds, holding mace-scepter in right hand, left hand holding sword hilt / MAACHNO, Maaseno, standing facing, nimbate, holding bird-tipped and filleted scepter in right hand, left hand on sword hilt; tamgha to left. MK 298/2 (O38/R1). Sunrise 543. Donum Burns 276-8. Rare deity! Nearly Extremely Fine. While his predecessor Kanishka seemed to favor Iranian gods and goddesses, Huvishka was more of a nativist, the deities he honored being mostly Indian, among them Maaseno, depicted in exceptional detail here. Maaseno (also spelled Mahasena) was a Kushan version of the Hindu Skanda, also known as Kartikeya and Subramanya, a youthful god of war and victory.
Estimate: 2800-3400 USD