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INDIA. Kushan Empire. Vima Kadphises (ca. AD 113-127). AV dinar (20mm, 7.93 gm, 12h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 2/5, marks, edge marks. Attic (Kushan) standard, Bactria, main mint. BACIΛEYC OOH-MO KAΔΦICHC, half-length bust of Vima Kadphises left, arising from mountain top represented by pile of round boulders, bearded, wearing peaked tall cap with small sphere within crescent feature at top, loop motif on side, diadem with ties and long ribbons to right, overcoat clasped at chest worn over tunic, knobby club in right hand, hilt with eagle head in left; tamgha in upper right field / Maharajasa rajadirajasa sarvaloga'isvarasa mahisvarasa v'ima kathpisasa tradara (Kharoshthi), Ithyphallic Siva (Oesho) standing facing, head left, nude with erect lingam, grounded trident-axe in right hand, water-pot in left with he-goat skin draped over arm; tamgha in left field, nandipada in right field. ANS Kushan 266-268. Göbl, MK 15.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Jean Elsen, private sale with old dealer tag
At present, NGC does not grade Kushan, Kidarite, Gupta, Kaivartas, or Samatata gold coins. However, as a special, one-time consideration, NGC Ancients has encapsulated these selections from the extensive Historical Scholar Collection.
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INDIA. Kushan Empire. Vima Kadphises (ca. AD 113-127). AV dinar (20mm, 7.93 gm, 12h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 2/5, marks, edge marks. Attic (Kushan) standard, Bactria, main mint. BACIΛEYC OOH-MO KAΔΦICHC, half-length bust of Vima Kadphises left, arising from mountain top represented by pile of round boulders, bearded, wearing peaked tall cap with small sphere within crescent feature at top, loop motif on side, diadem with ties and long ribbons to right, overcoat clasped at chest worn over tunic, knobby club in right hand, hilt with eagle head in left; tamgha in upper right field / Maharajasa rajadirajasa sarvaloga'isvarasa mahisvarasa v'ima kathpisasa tradara (Kharoshthi), Ithyphallic Siva (Oesho) standing facing, head left, nude with erect lingam, grounded trident-axe in right hand, water-pot in left with he-goat skin draped over arm; tamgha in left field, nandipada in right field. ANS Kushan 266-268. Göbl, MK 15.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Jean Elsen, private sale with old dealer tag
At present, NGC does not grade Kushan, Kidarite, Gupta, Kaivartas, or Samatata gold coins. However, as a special, one-time consideration, NGC Ancients has encapsulated these selections from the extensive Historical Scholar Collection.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushan-empire-vima-kadphises-ca-ad-113-127-av-dinar-20mm-793-gm-12h-ngc-choice-vf-5-5-2-/a/61292-98006.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61292-12042022
HID02906262019
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