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E-Sale 96  5 May 2022
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Lot 612

Estimate: 1500 GBP
Price realized: 1000 GBP
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Kushano-Sasanians, temp. Ardaxšīr (Ardashir) - Pērōz (Fīrūz) I AV Dinar. In the name of Vasudeva I. Uncertain Baktrian mint, AD 230-270. King standing facing, nimbate, diademed and crowned, head to left, sacrificing over altar and holding trident; flames at shoulder, filleted trident to left, three pellets above tamgha to right / Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing to left; tamgha to upper left, three pellets between hind legs of bull. MK 648 (O28/R- [unlisted rev. die]); ANS Kushan -; Donum Burns -; for attribution, cf. Cribb, Kidarites pp. 98-100. 7.94g, 24mm, 12h.

Extremely Fine; slight obv. die-shift. Extremely Rare; only one example known to Göbl and seemingly no others on CoinArchives.
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