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INDIA. Kushan Empire. Kanishka I (ca. AD 127-151). AE tetradrachm (27mm, 1h). NGC Choice Fine. Attic standard, Kapisha, main mint (probably Begram), middle phase with Bactrian inscriptions. ÞAO ΚA-NΗΡKI, Kanishka I standing facing, head left, wearing long beard, diadem with ribbons, round brimmed Iranian cap, cloak double-clasped at chest worn over knee length tunic, trousers, and boots, flame emanating from right shoulder, dropping pellets with right hand over lit altar at left, grounded spear in left; long sword with curved hilt held by belt, dotted border / MΑΟ, Mao standing facing, head left, wearing diadem with ribbons to right, cloak around shoulders clasped at chest, worn over belted ankle-length tunic and boots, crescent emerging from shoulders, right arm extended with hand raised in benediction, left hand on sword hilt at hip; tamgha in left field, dotted border. ANS Kushan 520-538. Göbl, MK 774.
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INDIA. Kushan Empire. Kanishka I (ca. AD 127-151). AE tetradrachm (27mm, 1h). NGC Choice Fine. Attic standard, Kapisha, main mint (probably Begram), middle phase with Bactrian inscriptions. ÞAO ΚA-NΗΡKI, Kanishka I standing facing, head left, wearing long beard, diadem with ribbons, round brimmed Iranian cap, cloak double-clasped at chest worn over knee length tunic, trousers, and boots, flame emanating from right shoulder, dropping pellets with right hand over lit altar at left, grounded spear in left; long sword with curved hilt held by belt, dotted border / MΑΟ, Mao standing facing, head left, wearing diadem with ribbons to right, cloak around shoulders clasped at chest, worn over belted ankle-length tunic and boots, crescent emerging from shoulders, right arm extended with hand raised in benediction, left hand on sword hilt at hip; tamgha in left field, dotted border. ANS Kushan 520-538. Göbl, MK 774.
From the Historical Scholar Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushan-empire-kanishka-i-ca-ad-127-151-ae-tetradrachm-27mm-1h-ngc-choice-fine/a/61292-98027.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-61292-12042022
HID02906262019
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