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Auction 117  19-20 May 2021
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Lot 365

Estimate: 12 500 USD
Price realized: 18 000 USD
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Vima Kadphises. Circa AD 113-127. AV Dinar (20mm, 7.91 g, 12h). Bilingual Greek issue. Main mint in Baktria. BACIΛЄYC OO(blundered h)MO KAΔΦIChC, diademed and crowned half-length bust of Vima Kadphises right on clouds, flames at shoulder, holding mace-scepter in right hand; tamgha to left / Maharajasa rajadirajasa sarvaloga iśvarasa mahiśvarasa hima kaphthiśasa tradara[sa] in Kharosthi, ithyphallic Siva standing facing, head left, holding trident in right hand and resting left arm on bull Nandi behind, who is standing right with head facing; Buddhist triratana (Three Jewels) to left. Bopearachchi, Premiers, Série IV, 6 = Bopearchchi, Some 7 (this coin); MK 2 (O1/R2) = FdS 12; ANS Kushan –; Donum Burns –. Traces of deposits, minor die breaks. VF. Extremely rare, only this coin in CoinArchives.

From the Archytas Collection. Ex Triton XI (8 January 2008), lot 369 (part of).

This and the following lot were struck from the same reverse die. The die states of the two coins shows that this lot was struck before the following lot.
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