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Lot 1785

Starting price: 25 CHF
Price realized: 1300 CHF
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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Kanishka I, circa 127/8-152. Tetradrachm (Bronze, 25 mm, 16.26 g, 12 h), main mint in Kapisha (Begram?). ÞAO ΚANηρKI ('King Kanishka' in Bactrian) Kanishka I standing front, head to left, sacrificing with his right hand over altar and holding trident in his left. Rev. MHTPAΓO BOYΔO ('Maitreya Buddha' in Bactrian) Maitreya Buddha seated cross-legged and facing on meditation platform, head surrounded by halo, raising his right hand in gesture of reassurance (Abhaya Mudra) and holding water pot in his left (Kamandala). ANS Kushan 617. Some scratches and with minor corrosion, otherwise, fine.
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