KUSHAN: Kanishka I, ca. 127-147, AV dinar (7.97g), G-78, king standing, sacrificing over altar, holding scepter & goad // Oesho (Siva) standing left, four-armed, holding water-pot with elephant goad, thunderbolt, trident and goat by the horns, long tamgha in field, bold VF, ex Hans Mondorf Collection. Kanishka's conquests and patronage of Buddhism played an important role in the development of the Silk Road, and the transmission of Mahayana Buddhism from Gandhara across the Karakoram range to China.
Estimate: 1,000-1,400 USD