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Triton XXIII  14-15 Jan 2020
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Lot 556

Estimate: 2500 USD
Price realized: 3500 USD
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I. Circa AD 127-151. AV Dinar (21mm, 7.93 g, 12h). Main mint in Baktria (Balkh?). Late phase. ÞAONANOÞAO KA NhÞKI KOÞANO, Kanishka standing left, holding goad and scepter, sacrificing over altar to left; flame at shoulder / ΦαPPO to left, nimbate and diademed Pharro, head adorned with wings, standing right, holding purse in right hand and scepter in left; tamgha to right. MK 69 var. (placement of rev. legend); ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –; Zeno –. Traces of deposits in devices, slight double strike on reverse. Near EF. Apparently unique variety of an extremely rare reverse type for Kanishka I.

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