Heritage World Coin Auctions
CSNS Signature Sale 3107 3-5 May 2023
View prices realized
► Sale information
Find similar lots
Ancients
INDIA. Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I (ca. AD 192-225). AV dinar (21mm, 12h). ANACS XF 45. Kushan standard, Bactria, main mint (probably Balkh), middle phase. Þ-AONANOÞAO BA-ZOΔHO KOÞANO, Vasudeva I standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing jewel-edged triangular helmet with forehead ornament, circular side ornament and jeweled earflap, diadem with tie and long ribbons to right, clad in full armor, long-sleeved knee-length tunic with heavy segmented collar and neck guard, banner behind head attached to back, coils covering arms, tunic of plate mail, worn over trousers and high boots, flames emanating from right shoulder, grounded filleted spear in left hand, dropping pellets from right hand over lit altar at left, sword at hip held by belt; filleted trident at left, dotted line beneath feet / OHÞO, Oesho (Siva or Shiva) standing facing, with one head, hair in topknot with curls outlining long face, curls and eyes shown as dots, two arms, erect lingamm, wearing ankle-length dhoti with symmetrical folds, grounded trident in left hand, diadem with two ribbon in right; the bull Nandi standing left behind, tamgha to upper left, Brahmi letter to right, dotted border. ANS Kushan 1085-1090. Mitchiner -. Sunrise 551. Göbl, MK 509. Despite the die shift evident on the reverse, the details overall are crisp and sharp. Sunny flan with toning around the devices.
Ex Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, NYINC Sale 173 (8 January 2013), lot 2383
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushan-empire-vasudeva-i-ca-ad-192-225-av-dinar-21mm-12h-anacs-xf-45/a/3107-31143.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3107-05032023
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
INDIA. Kushan Empire. Vasudeva I (ca. AD 192-225). AV dinar (21mm, 12h). ANACS XF 45. Kushan standard, Bactria, main mint (probably Balkh), middle phase. Þ-AONANOÞAO BA-ZOΔHO KOÞANO, Vasudeva I standing facing, nimbate head left, wearing jewel-edged triangular helmet with forehead ornament, circular side ornament and jeweled earflap, diadem with tie and long ribbons to right, clad in full armor, long-sleeved knee-length tunic with heavy segmented collar and neck guard, banner behind head attached to back, coils covering arms, tunic of plate mail, worn over trousers and high boots, flames emanating from right shoulder, grounded filleted spear in left hand, dropping pellets from right hand over lit altar at left, sword at hip held by belt; filleted trident at left, dotted line beneath feet / OHÞO, Oesho (Siva or Shiva) standing facing, with one head, hair in topknot with curls outlining long face, curls and eyes shown as dots, two arms, erect lingamm, wearing ankle-length dhoti with symmetrical folds, grounded trident in left hand, diadem with two ribbon in right; the bull Nandi standing left behind, tamgha to upper left, Brahmi letter to right, dotted border. ANS Kushan 1085-1090. Mitchiner -. Sunrise 551. Göbl, MK 509. Despite the die shift evident on the reverse, the details overall are crisp and sharp. Sunny flan with toning around the devices.
Ex Stack's Bowers & Ponterio, NYINC Sale 173 (8 January 2013), lot 2383
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/ancient-india/ancients-india-kushan-empire-vasudeva-i-ca-ad-192-225-av-dinar-21mm-12h-anacs-xf-45/a/3107-31143.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3107-05032023
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD