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Showcase Auction 61292  4 Dec 2022
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Lot 98070

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Price realized: 950 USD
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INDIA. Kushan Empire. Kanishka II (ca. AD 230-247). AV dinar (22mm, 8.06 gm, 12h). NGC XF 4/5 – 2/5, brushed. Kushan standard, Peshawar, main mint. ÞAONANOÞAO KAN-HÞKO KOÞANO, Kanishka II standing facing, diademed nimbate head left wearing jeweled conical hat with forehead crescent and crown ornament, jeweled kaftan with long loose hanging sleeves and slightly arched hemline, over belted tunic with segmented collar, jeweled trousers, and boots, bracelets on each wrist, sword hanging from waist with tip touching ground to right, filleted staff with knob finial in left hand, dropping pellets with right hand over lit altar to left; filleted trident to left, Ha (Brahmi) between altar and leg, Bhi in right field / APΔOXÞO, Ardoxsho seated facing on wide, cushioned, high backed throne with ornate legs, head facing with double crescent crown ornament, wearing ankle length robe with shoulder brooches and long scarf, feet on small rugs with scattered coins, diadem with two ribbons in right hand, cradling cornucopia in left arm; tamgha to upper left, dotted border. ANS Kushan -. Mitchiner -. Sunrise -. Göbl, MK 539.

From the Historical Scholar Collection

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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