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Triton XXV  11-12 Jan 2022
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Lot 617

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INDIA, Kushan Empire. Circa 2nd to 3rd centuries AD. AV Repoussé Medallion (27mm, 4.30 g). Diademed and draped facing bust of Ardoxsho, wearing mural crown with ribbon to left [and right], holding lotus in right hand and cornucopia in left / Blank disk. C. Sachs, "Joaillerie kouchane" section of G. Fussman, "L'empire kouchan," in O. Bopearachchi, ed. De l'Indus à l'Oxus: Archéologie de l'Asie centrale (2003), 181 (this medallion). Light toning in devices, modest wear on high points, minor separation and traces of earthen deposits at border, reverse punctured in antiquity, otherwise as made. Set in bezel with ornate suspension loop. A stunning example of Kushan jewelry.

From the Archytas Collection. Ex Triton XXII (8 January 2019), lot 474.
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