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Auction XXV  22-23 Sep 2022
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Lot 626

Estimate: 2000 GBP
Price realized: 2000 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, tamgha to right, pellet to right of altar / Ithyphallic Siva standing facing, holding diadem and trident; behind, the bull Nandi standing to left; three pellets below neck, tamgha flanked by pellets to upper left. MK 644 (O25/R1); ANS Kushan -; Donum Burns -; for attribution, cf. Cribb, Kidarites pp. 98-100. 8.00g, 22mm, 12h.

Mint State. Extremely Rare; only four examples known to Göbl and seemingly no others on CoinArchives.

From a private European collection.
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