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Triskeles Sale 26  7 Dec 2018
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Lot 1003

Estimate: 100 USD
Price realized: 65 USD
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3rd-4th centuries A.D. Æ unit (23 mm, 10.94 g). Unicephalic Karttikeya standing facing, holding a spear in his right hand, with a small bird near his left foot and Brahmi legend Yaudheya-ganasya jaya around / Goddess Devasena (consort of Karttikeya) standing slightly turned to her left with right hand extended. Handa pp. 203-7. This is the scarcer variety with no additional device on reverse. Scarce. Brown patina. Fine.

The Yaudheyas issued this Karttikeya-Devasena type in the northern Gangetic plain after the exit of the Kushanas.

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